part of the Brent Walker series. In 1984, ENO also took the production on tour to the Metropolitan Opera House, in New York City. The following table shows the history of the D'Oyly Carte productions in Gilbert's lifetime: Historical casting The following tables show the casts of the principal original productions and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring repertory at various times through to the company's 1982 closure: Recordings Of the recordings of this opera, the 1961 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recording (with complete dialogue) has been the best received. Two videos, Brent Walker (1982) and Australian Opera (1995), are both based on the respected English National Opera production first seen in the 1970s. A D'Oyly Carte production was broadcast on BBC2 television on 27 December 1965, but the recording is believed lost. Several professional productions have been recorded on video by the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival since 2000. Selected recordings 1930 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: Malcolm Sargent 1951 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: Isidore Godfrey 1961 D'Oyly Carte (with dialogue) – New Symphony Orchestra of London; Conductor: Isidore Godfrey 1962 Sargent/Glyndebourne – Pro Arte Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent 1982 Brent Walker Productions (video) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra; Conductor: Alexander Faris; Stage Director: John Cox 1994 New D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: John Owen Edwards 1995 Australian Opera (video) – Conductor: David Stanhope; Stage Director: John Cox Oscar Brand and Joni Mitchell recorded "Prithee Pretty Maiden" for the Canadian folk music TV program Let's Sing Out, broadcast by CBC Television in 1966. See also Grosvenor Gallery Notes References Also, five supplements, privately printed. External links Patience at The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive Complete downloadable vocal score Patience at The Gilbert & Sullivan Discography NY Times review of original NY production Souvenir Programme marking the 250th performance of Patience in 1881 Biographies of the people listed in the historical casting chart Posters from the original American production Operas by Gilbert and Sullivan English-language operas English comic operas Operas 1881 operas Operas set in England