SWASHTOBER 5: The Pirate King
Here's one of the big scene-stealers from the oeuvre of Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirate King, from PIRATES OF PENZANCE. I've never played the part, myself; I've been a chorus pirate and Major General Stanley, but the King's opener is probably my most oft-sung-on-my-own G&S number, when I'm choring and the like. If you haven't seen Kevin Kline's early 80s portrayal, it's just phenomenal.