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| re: Ronstadt in Pirates | |
| Posted by: tmdonahue 08:15 am EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Ronstadt in Pirates - young-walsingham 03:17 am EST 01/14/22 | |
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| I heard Ronstadt in the Park. Her voice was lovely. Her stage presence was somewhat tentative. You know, all you Savoyards out there, they interpulated a couple ballads for Ronstadt to sing from other G&S operettas. | |
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| re: Ronstadt in Pirates | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:53 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Ronstadt in Pirates - tmdonahue 08:15 am EST 01/14/22 | |
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| they interpolated a couple ballads for Ronstadt to sing from other G&S operettas. No, only one - Sorry Her Lot. The other added piece was the patter trio (not a ballad) from Ruddigore, which Ronstadt was not in. |
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| Listen to "Sorry Her Lot" | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 10:41 am EST 01/14/22 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:40 am EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Ronstadt in Pirates - tmdonahue 08:15 am EST 01/14/22 | |
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| They interpolated "Sorry Her Lot" from H.M.S. Pinafore, though it didn't make it into the film. It's one of my favorite performances on the recording, and you can hear how expertly she negotiated the ruminative part of the song in her classic rock voice timbre while still reaching the sweet, ethereal high notes at the end. To me, it's the piece of the score -- if not from Pirates -- that explains what she accomplished in the production. She was still Ronstadt, which made it all the more thrilling. | |
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| re: Listen to "Sorry Her Lot" | |
| Posted by: bicoastal 06:22 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: Listen to "Sorry Her Lot" - Delvino 10:40 am EST 01/14/22 | |
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| I remember Ronstadt at the time saying that adding "Sorry Her Lot" was key to her accepting the role because she had grown up listening to G&S and adored that song. Pity (and ironic) that it was cut from the film (which I love). The Broadway recording is one of my desert island CDs--I never tire of listening to it. Also, true story, when the cast appeared on Saturday Night Live, Ronstadt said she would only do it if they announced the appearance as "the cast of Pirates of Penzance" and NOT "Linda Ronstadt and the cast of....", out of respect for everyone she was working with. Sure enough, the week before they announced it as "Linda Ronstadt and the cast of..." and she immediately canceled. It took a lot of work for them to get her back on board, including an apology to the cast. Gotta love her for that! (PS Her autobio is a great read, 90% focused on the music and musicians that influenced her and that she played with.) | |
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| re: Listen to "Sorry Her Lot" | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 07:58 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 07:57 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Listen to "Sorry Her Lot" - bicoastal 06:22 pm EST 01/14/22 | |
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| And the documentary about her full career, The Sound of My Voice, is just wonderful, with Pirates and Boheme receiving earned attention. | |
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