(5 out of 5 stars) Musically, you could not ask for a better PINAFORE.The cast is superb! Donald Adams is a topnotch, menacing Dick Deadeye. Felicity Palmer has a full, round, dark sound and tackles Little Buttercup with what seems to be ease, and sings every note, showing off the expansive range required for the role. Richard Van Allan (whose voice I usually find to be quite heavy) as the Boatswain s mate, sings fully, and does a great rendition of For He is an Englishman. Richard Stuart as the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., the ruler of the Queen s Navee, is deadpan and understated in his comic delivery. Thomas Allen delivers Captain Corcoran s entrance number ( I am the Captain of the Pinafore ) in good voice, and with sly timing. He performs equally well for the rest of the album, also being of very good voice in his Fair Moon song. Michael Schade has a very dark, beautiful sound for a tenor, and is quite delightful on A Maiden Fair to See, and sings his Ni