In H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert used several of his previous "Bab Ballads" as sources, taking elements from them and working them into dialogue or lyrics of the opera. S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald writes that H.M.S. Pinafore and "several of the subsequent operas were simply and delightfully the amazingly extravagant Bab Ballads grown up."[1] In this Appendix, we provide the Bab Ballads identified by reliable sources as sources for H.M.S. Pinafore.
Captain Reece
editThe Baby's Vengeance
editThe Bumboat Woman's Story
editGeneral John
editLieutenant-Colonel Flare
editJoe Glightly
editLittle Oliver
editThe list of Bab Ballads is taken from Fitz-Gerald, pp. 35-40.
References
edit- ↑ Fitz-Gerald, p. 35
Bibliography
edit- Fitz-Gerald, S. J. Adair (1924). The Story of the Savoy Opera. London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd.