The Pirates of Penzance: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Pirates of Penzance: recording date: 1929. recording artist: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. manufacturer: Victor.
The object in the museum catalogue
side 8: Nelly Briercliffe and Nellie Walker. What Ought We Do [track 1] Elsie Griffin, Derek Oldham and Chorus of Girls. How Beautifully Blue the Sky [track 2]; side 15: Derek Oldham, Peter Dawson and Dorothy Gill. Now For the Pirate's Lair [track 1] When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold [track 2] (Victor 12923), from the album The Pirates of Penzance (Victor DC 6). 78 rpm. Light Opera Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Recorded in London, February 19 - May 15, 1929. Record set includes libretto.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- recording artist: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- manufacturer: Victor
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in; 30.48 cm
- Measurements: overall: 12 in; 30.48 cm
- place made: United States: New Jersey, Camden
- ID Number: 1982.0564.31
- accession number: 1982.0564
- maker number: 12923
- maker number: DC 6
- catalog number: 1982.0564.31
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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