Gilbert and Sullivan Archive His Excellency Lyrics by W. S. Gilbert Music by Frank Osmond Carr MIDI Files

Nancy Macintosh as Christina.

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ACT I -   Market Place of Elsinore.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus and Ballad - Christina - "Set the merry bunting flying, fire the cannon, ring the bells..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [7 min. 42 seconds]
• No. 2 - Song - Erling - "When I bestow my bosom's store, no room for doubt must I descry..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 1 second]
• No. 3 - Duet - Nanna & Thora - "Oh, my goodness, here's the nobility..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [1 min. 18 seconds]
• No. 4 - Quartette - Nanna, Thora, Erling & Tortenssen - "If all is as you say..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 46 seconds]
• No. 5 - Chorus of Girls - "Here are the warriors all ablaze, sabre and epaulettes, ha ha!..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 16 seconds]
• No. 6 - Duet - Dame Hecla & Griffenfeld - "Now what would I do if you proved untrue..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [1 min. 54 seconds]
• No. 7 - Trio - Nanna, Thora & Griffenfeld - "Oh what a fund of joy jocund lies hid in harmless hoaxes!..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 113 seconds]
• No. 8 - Song - Regent - "A King who is pester'd with cares, though no doubt he may often trepan them..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [1 min. 50 seconds]
• No. 9 - Duet - Regent & Griffenfeld, with Christina - "Now if you would atone for your unmannerly intrusion..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [3 min. 14 seconds]
• No. 10 - Duet - Dame Hecla & Mats Munck - "Now all that we've agreed upon, O ..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 30 seconds]
• No. 11 - Song - Nanna - "My wedded life must ev'ry pleasure bring..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 10 seconds]
• No. 12 - Finale Act I - "Come hither ev'ry one, come hither all..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [10 min. 44 seconds]

ACT II -   Courtyard of the Castle.

• No. 13 - Opening Chorus and Scene - "With anger stern and fierce determination..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [14 min. 52 seconds]
• No. 14 - Song - Griffenfeld - "Quixotic is his enterprise and hopeless his adventure is..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [3 min. 5 seconds]
• No. 15 - Duet - Harold & Blanca - "There once was a Corporal bold..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [1 min. 14 seconds]
• No. 16 - Quartette - Mats Munck, Dame Hecla, Sentry & Griffenfeld - "One day, the Syndic of this town..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 33 seconds]
• No. 17 - Patter Trio - Nanna, Thora & Griffenfeld - "When a gentleman supposes that he comfortably doses..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [1 min. 45 seconds]
• No. 18 - Dancing Quartett - Thora, Nanna, Erling & Tortenssen - "So this is how you'd have us sue you..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [2 min. 4 seconds]
• No. 19 - Chorus - "Ring the bells and bang the brasses, cut the cake and fill the glasses..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [38 seconds]
• No. 20 - Finale Act II - "Now all that we've agreed upon..."  [MIDI Karaoke]
       [1 min. 30 seconds]

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