Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance (or Love & Duty in the Old West)
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Grab your cowboy hat because it’s time for a new take on Gilbert & Sullivan’s masterpiece The Pirates of Penzance!
In this new production conceived by director Joe Andrews, the pirates are now bandits in the American West during the Gold Rush era. While this production is new and novel, the same hilarious wit and beautiful music remain.
THE STORY:
Frederic, a prairie pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, one of many daughters of General Stanley. Frederic is due to be released from his apprenticeship as a prairie pirate on his 21st birthday, but there’s a snag … of course. Although very much in love, his dedication to duty is unshakeable. Can he find a way to live happily-ever-after with Mabel?
Embark on a delightful journey with The Pirates of Penzance, where we unravel the captivating (and modestly adapted) storyline of this timeless comic opera.
THE HISTORY:
The Pirates of Penzance was Gilbert and Sullivan’s fifth collaboration, following their extraordinarily successful production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The Pirates of Penzance opened simultaneously in England and America. The opera premiered on December 31, 1879 at the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York with Sullivan conducting, but a single performance had been given on the previous day at the Royal Bijou Theatre, Paignton, England, to secure the British copyright. Finally, the opera opened on April 3, 1880, at the Opéra Comique in London, where it ran for 363 performances, having already been playing successfully for over three months in New York.
RESERVE TICKETS:
https://gsvloc.org/on-stage/
In this new production conceived by director Joe Andrews, the pirates are now bandits in the American West during the Gold Rush era. While this production is new and novel, the same hilarious wit and beautiful music remain.
THE STORY:
Frederic, a prairie pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, one of many daughters of General Stanley. Frederic is due to be released from his apprenticeship as a prairie pirate on his 21st birthday, but there’s a snag … of course. Although very much in love, his dedication to duty is unshakeable. Can he find a way to live happily-ever-after with Mabel?
Embark on a delightful journey with The Pirates of Penzance, where we unravel the captivating (and modestly adapted) storyline of this timeless comic opera.
THE HISTORY:
The Pirates of Penzance was Gilbert and Sullivan’s fifth collaboration, following their extraordinarily successful production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The Pirates of Penzance opened simultaneously in England and America. The opera premiered on December 31, 1879 at the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York with Sullivan conducting, but a single performance had been given on the previous day at the Royal Bijou Theatre, Paignton, England, to secure the British copyright. Finally, the opera opened on April 3, 1880, at the Opéra Comique in London, where it ran for 363 performances, having already been playing successfully for over three months in New York.
RESERVE TICKETS:
https://gsvloc.org/on-stage/
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Where is it happening?
Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave,Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Host or PublisherThe Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company
