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The tongue-twisting 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General', performed live during Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, directed by Mike Leigh at English National Opera. Andrew Shore plays Major General-Stanley, with Joshua Bloom as Pirate King and Claudia Boyle as Mabel.
- Introduction to The Pirates of Penzance
Learn about Gilbert & Sullivan's famous comic opera, the...
- The Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert and Sullivan ’s comic opera is packed full of...
- Introduction to The Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert and Sullivan ’s comic opera is packed full of sentimental pirates, blundering policeman, absurd adventures and improbable paradoxes. Frederic, a pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley.
- It’S A Comic Opera by Writer W. S. Gilbert and Composer Arthur Sullivan
- Gilbert and Sullivan Were A Victorian Dynamic Duo
- Our Production Was Directed by An Oscar-Nominated Director
This comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan was first performed on 31 December 1879 in New York City at Fifth Avenue Theatre. It made its London debut three months later on 3 April at the Opera Comique where it ran for 363 performances. As with many of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operas, the story is a bit intricate, so let’s get this straight: there are p...
Gilbert and Sullivan were one of the most famous theatrical partnerships of the Victorian era. The two men worked together on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896 and are probably best known for H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Iolanthe and this production, The Pirates of Penzance. Read our beginner’s guide to Gilbert and Sullivan
★★★★★ ‘An entirely delightful evening’ The Stage | ★★★★ ‘A jolly good show’ Daily Telegraph Mike Leigh, who might be more familiar as a film director (Mr Turner, Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky), directed this production. He joins the ranks of other celebrated film and theatre figures to have taken on opera at ENO, including Simon McBurney, Terry Gillia...
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where it was well received by both audiences and critics. [1]
Renowned film maker Mike Leigh’s smash-hit production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular comic opera returns to ENO. A swashbuckling farce of brilliant humour and razor-sharp wit, The ...
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Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera is packed full of sentimental pirates, blundering policeman, absurd adventures and improbable paradoxes. Frederic, a pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley.
May 10, 2015 · The Pirates of Penzance, English National Opera Savoyard supreme Mike Leigh and top cast play it straight to serve a comic masterpiece
