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INTRODUCTION
The Mountebanks Web Opera has been under construction for some time, but should be finished shortly.
The Mountebanks was W.S. Gilbert's first libretto after the
infamous "Carpet Quarrel" of 1890 which broke up (temporarily) his
partnership with Arthur Sullivan. The story, that of people drinking a
potion to make them actually become the characters they are pretending
to be, was apparently very important to Gilbert, who tried several times
to get Sullivan to set it. Alfred Cellier agreed to compose Gilbert's libretto, but he
became very ill during its composition. He died of tuberculosis on
December 28, 1891, a few days before The Mountebanks premiered on
January 4, 1892.
These MIDI files through number 18 files were sequenced by Ronald Orenstein. Songs 19 through 26 were sequenced by Clifton Coles. The Act II Finale MIDI file, and all of the MIDI Karaoke files, were sequenced by Colin Johnson.
MIDI Karaoke Version |
The special MIDI Karaoke version of this opera highlights the lyrics on the screen while you are listening to the music. In order to play the Karaoke music files you must have a MIDI Karaoke player on your PC see our MIDI Karaoke Help Page for information on downloading a free player. To follow the Karaoke version, start with the links immediately below, and then continue with the Karaoke version links at the bottom of each dialogue page.
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- Act I
- No. 1. "Chaunt of the Monks"
- [4 min. 28 seconds].
- »Dialogue
- No. 2. "Come, all the Maidens"
- [1 min. 55 seconds] Chorus of Girls
- No. 3. "If you please"
- [3 min. 16 seconds] Sung by Riosotto and Minestra.
- »Dialogue
- No. 4. "Only think, a Duke and Duchess!"
- [3 min. 11 seconds] Chorus of Girls
- »Dialogue
- No. 5. "High Jerry Ho!"
- [2 min. 42 seconds] Sung by Arrostino and Chorus.
- No. 6. "Teresa, Little Word" and "Bedecked in Fashion Trim"
- [3 min. 40 seconds] Sung by Alfredo.
- »Dialogue
- No. 7. "It's my Opinion"
- [4 min. 50 seconds] Sung by Teresa.
- »Dialogue
- No. 8. "Upon my word, Miss"
- [4 min. 57 seconds] Sung by Ultrice, Teresa, Alfredo, and Elvino.
- »Dialogue
- No. 9. "Fair maid, take pity"
- [5 min. 11 seconds] Sung by Alredo, Ultrice, Teresa, and Elvino.
- No. 10. "Tabor and Drum"
- [26K, 4 min. 39 seconds] Soli and Chorus of Girls
- »Dialogue
- No. 11. "Those days of old"
- [4 min. 24 seconds] Sung by Nita, and by Nita, Bartolo, and Pietro.
- No. 12. "Oh luck unequalled" and "I'm only joking"
- [7 min. 40 seconds] Sung by Teresa, Alfredo, and Ultrice.
- No. 13. "Finale Act I"
- [10 min. 49 seconds]
- No. 14. "Entr'acte"
- [2 min. 53 seconds]
- Act II
- »Dialogue
- No. 15, "I'd be a young girl if I could"
- [1 min.31 seconds] Sung by Risotto and Minestra.
- »Dialogue
- No. 16. "All alone to my eerie"
- [3 min. 8 seconds] Sung by Teresa.
- »Dialogue
- No. 17. "If I can catch this jolly Jack-Patch"
- [1 minute] Sung by Minestra and Teresa.
- No. 18. "If our action's stiff and crude"
- [2 min. 54 seconds] Sung by Bartolo and Nita.
- »Dialogue
- No. 19. "Where gentlemen are eaten up with jealousy"
- [2 min. 12 seconds] Sung by Bartolo, Nita, and Pietro.
- No. 20. "Time there was when earthly joy"
- [10 min. 30 seconds] Sung by Arrostino, Pietro, and Chorus, with Soprano and Contralto Solos
- »Dialogue
- No. 21. "The Duke and Duchess hither wend their way"
- [2 min. 10 seconds] Sung by Luigi, Arrostino, Alfredo, and Men's Chorus
- »Dialogue
- No. 22. "Where's my Duck-a-deary?"
- [2 min. 5 seconds] Sung by Teresa.
- »Dialogue
- No. 23. "In days gone by"
- [56 seconds] Sung by Alfredo and Teresa.
- No. 24. "An hour? Nay, nay."
- [3 min. 57 seconds] Sung by Ultrice
- No. 25. "Oh, please you not to go away"
- [2 min. 16 seconds] Soli and Chorus
- »Dialogue
- No. 26. "Ophelia was a dainty little maid"
- [5 min. 29 seconds] Sung by Pietro, Nita, and Bartolo.
- No. 27. "Finale"
- [6 min. 30 seconds]
Page updated 14 July 2004
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