The Pirates of Penzance
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Opera Review: 'Pirates of Penzance' is major general fun
"A glorious thing, to be the Pirate King," Sacramento Bee
A gem of the lyric theater!
The Pirates of Penzance
A comic opera in two acts
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Libretto by W.S. Gilbert
Sung in English with English supertitles
Friday, November 21, 2008 at 8 pm
Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 2 pm
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Sacramento Community Center Theater
1301 L Street, Sacramento
Setting: The coast of Cornwall, mid 1800s
Laugh along on this rollicking tale of pirates on the high seas (or in Penzance at least) and damsels in distress. Conceived in the high Victorian world of 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan’s ever popular comedy, The Pirates of Penzance, features well-known songs “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” and “Poor Wandering One.”
First performed in Paignton, Royal Bijou Theatre, December 30, 1879.
| Conductor |
Timm Rolek |
| Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Stage Director |
Gary Briggle |
| Major General |
Gary Briggle |
| Pirate King |
Don Sherrill |
| Samuel |
Peter Petty |
| Frederic |
Matt Morgan |
| Sergeant |
Matt Trevino |
| Mabel |
Julieanne Gearhart |
| Edith |
Carrie Hennessey |
| Kate |
Lyra Dominguez |
| Isabel |
Ellen Presley |
| Ruth |
Edith Dowd |
Reserve your seat today, call 916.808.5181 or visit tickets.com.
Composer | Librettist
Photo: Virginia Opera/Anne M. Peterson
