The Pirates of Penzance – Gilbert & Sullivan / Australian Opera
Lock up your daughters, the pirates are coming to town! Peppered with unforgettable melodies and tongue-twisting songs, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance is one of the most popular operettas ever written. This new Opera Australia production shot in sparkling high definition has been hailed as an effervescent smash hit!
In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Penzance with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him! This bright and breezy production is guaranteed to have you laughing in your seat; it’s a big adventure where our swashbuckling Pirate King meets his match in the bumbling Major General!
Starring: Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, John Bolton Wood, Taryn Fiebig and Suzanne Johnston as Ruth.
‘If G&S is your thing, you ll love every moment of this joyful production’ – THE AUSTRALIAN
Conductor: Andrew Greene
Director: Stuart Maunder
Set Designer: Richard Roberts
Costume Designer: Roger Kirk
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Produced for television in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Produced and Directed by: Bruce Best
