Listen to He is an Englishman (from HMS Pinafore) by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

He is an Englishman (from HMS Pinafore)

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H.M.S. Pinafore: "When I Was a Lad"The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey, John Reed, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus & The New Symphony Orchestra Of London

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Listen to The Pirates of Penzance or the Slave of Duty: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Isidore Godfrey, John Reed, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Listen to H.M.S. Pinafore: "Now Give Three Cheers.I Am the Monarch of the Sea" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey, Jeffrey Skitch, John Reed, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London & Joyce Wright, see lyrics, music video & more!

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company And Orchestra

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company And Orchestra

Orchestra

Isidore Godfrey

Isidore Godfrey

Conductor

Richard Walker

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The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus

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Sir Arthur Sullivan

Sir Arthur Sullivan

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Shazam Footer

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