The Mountebanks Web Opera



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The MIDI files for numbers 1 to18 files were sequenced by Ronald Orenstein and numbers 19 to 26 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 such as the Van Basco Karaoke 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.

Play Song Number 1 | First Dialogue >

Act I

No. 1.	"Chaunt of the Monks"		[4' 28"]
	»Dialogue
No. 2.	"Come, all the Maidens"	Chorus of Girls.	[1' 55"]
No. 3.	"If you please"	Risotto and Minestra.	[3' 16"]
	»Dialogue
No. 4.	"Only think, a Duke and Duchess!"	Minestra and Chorus of Girls.	[3' 11"]
	»Dialogue
No. 5.	"High Jerry Ho!"	Arrostino and Chorus.	[2' 10"]
No. 6.	"Teresa, Little Word... Bedecked in Fashion Trim"	Alfredo.	[3' 43"]
	»Dialogue
No. 7.	"It's my Opinion"	Teresa.	[2' 35"]
	»Dialogue
No. 8.	"Upon my word, Miss"	Ultrice, Teresa, Alfredo, and Elvino.	[3' 28"]
	»Dialogue
No. 9.	"Fair maid, take pity"	Alfredo, Ultrice, Teresa, and Elvino.	[4' 45"]
No. 10.	"Tabor and Drum"	Soli and Chorus of Girls.	[3' 14"]
	»Dialogue
No. 11.	"Those days of old"	Nita, with Bartolo and Pietro.	[2' 45"]
No. 12.	"Oh luck unequalled... I'm only joking"	Teresa with Alfredo and Ultrice.	[7' 35"]
No. 13.	"Finale Act I"		[10' 09"]

Act II

No. 14.

"Entr'acte"

[2' 39"]

	»Dialogue
No. 15.	"I'd be a young girl if I could"	Risotto and Minestra.	[1' 31"]
	»Dialogue
No. 16.	"All alone to my eerie"	Teresa.	[3' 03"]
	»Dialogue
No. 17.	"If I can catch this jolly Jack-Patch"	Minestra and Teresa.	[1' 00"]
No. 18.	"If our action's stiff and crude"	Bartolo and Nita.	[2' 55"]
	»Dialogue
No. 19.	"When gentlemen are eaten up with jealousy"	Bartolo, Nita, and Pietro.	[2' 12"]
No. 20.	"Time there was when earthly joy"	Arrostino, Pietro, and Chorus, with soprano and contralto solos.	[10' 30"]
	»Dialogue
No. 21.	"The Duke and Duchess hither wend their way"	Luigi, Arrostino, Alfredo, and Men's Chorus.	[3' 41"]
	»Dialogue
No. 22.	"Where's my Duck-a-deary?"	Teresa.	[1' 10"]
	»Dialogue
No. 23.	"In days gone by"	Alfredo and Teresa.	[4' 32"]
No. 24.	"An hour? Nay, nay."	Ultrice.	[2' 18"]
No. 25.	"Oh, please you not to go away"	Soli and Chorus	[2' 16"]
	»Dialogue
No. 26.	"Ophelia was a dainty little maid"	Pietro, Nita, and Bartolo.	[1' 58"]
No. 27.	"Finale"		[6' 30"]

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