His Majesty (comic Opera) - Musical Numbers

Musical Numbers

  • Overture
Act I - Interior of the Palace of Vingolia. View of the Royal Art Galleries.
  • No. 1 - Introduction, Trio and Chorus - "When Ferdinand came to Vingolia throne"
  • No. 2 - Chorus - "Hail our King in regal splendour"
  • No. 3 - Song with Chorus - King - "I was born upon a Sunday"
  • No. 4 - Song - Felice - "In the forest, in the forest, ah! how joyful are the days"
  • No. 5 - Duet - Felice and Boodel - "Cross-examination"
  • No. 6 - Quartet - Gertrude, Adam, Boodel and Felice - "Who goes home?"
  • No. 7 - Duet - Felice and King - "Why, oh why this cruel mockery?"
  • No. 8 - Septett - Cosmo, Vincentius, Michael, Duchess, Schnippentrimmer, Clarkstein and King - "He doesn't explain"
  • No. 9 - Female Chorus - "The mistress we adore is"
  • No. 9a - Song - Chloris and Chorus - "Delightful, oh delightful, I feel inclined to shout"
  • No. 10 - Serenade - Max - "Fair Chloris, let me be thy slave"
  • No. 11 - Quartett - Felice, Chloris, Max and Boodel - "I shall wear velvet and satin that speckless is"
  • No. 12 - Coon Song - "In de music-hally pieces when de rumpty tumpty ceases"
  • No. 13 - Beard Chorus - "By the King's decree, all of us are hirsute"
  • No. 14 - Finale Act I - "War, the very word inspires us"
Act II - On the Vingolia Ramparts. Preparations for War.
  • No. 1 - Introduction and Chorus - "Behold us, a mobilised nation; the banners are flaunting on high"
  • No. 2 - Song - Felice - "When a gallant soldier loves from his lady love must go"
  • No. 3 - Nautical Song and Hornpipe - Boodel and Sailors - "Who would not be a sailor"
  • No. 4 - Duet - Felice and King Ferdinand - "What is this mysterious feeling?"
  • No. 5 - Trio - Felice, Chloris and King Ferdinand - "Das kleine Fraulein"
  • No. 6 - Song - Mopolio - "I am a King who must not smile, a fact profoundly vexing" (this song was replaced in the original run with "I'm a model of a melancholy king")
  • No. 7 - Duet - Boodel and Mopolio - "Noblemen in distress"
  • No. 8 - Quartet - Felice, Chloris, Max and Ferdinand "Although we are at war" (this song was added during the original run)
  • No. 9 - Finale Act II - "Ev'ry thought of trouble over, I propose to live in clover"

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