FULL THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Gilbert&Sullivan) Watertown WI 2016 Maranatha Baptist University
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Pirates of Penzance or, The Slave of Duty
- Composer: Arthur Sullivan
- Libretto: W. S. Gilbert Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Maranatha Baptist University, Watertown, Wisconsin
- Recorded: April 2016
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Brady Grismore, Matt Sheely, Daniel Kroll, Bethany Wright, Kurt Wagner, David Alexander, Samantha Starr, Amanda Ly Warren
- Conductor: Timothy Kile
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: Carol Senn Ruffin
- Stage Designer: Isaiah Oetken
- Costume Designer: Kelley Maxfield
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Maranatha Baptist University
- Date Published: 2016
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
This hilarious farce is about a band of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, starry-eyed young lovers and an eccentric Major General. At the center of the story is Frederic, who at the age of 8 was mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate (instead of a pilot) by his hard-of-hearing nursemaid Ruth. As the curtain rises Frederic has just turned 21 and thus having fulfilled his indenture he chooses to abandon his pirate family, “lead a blameless life henceforth”, and dedicate himself instead to their eradication. To do so Frederic partners with a local band of lily-livered policemen and Major General Stanley. The unexpected occurs when Mabel, the Major General’s songbird daughter, steals Frederic’s heart and her bevy of sisters catch the eyes of all the Pirates of Penzance. Frederic seems to have the upper hand until the Pirate King discovers a contractual technicality that threatens to keep Frederic indentured to the pirates until he is 63. What follows is pure G&S magic!