FULL THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Gilbert&Sullivan) Aberdeen 2023 Andrew Johnston, Matthew Hamilton, Callum Turner, Gregor Cameron
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: Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Aberdeen Gilbert & Sullivan Society
- Recorded: March 9-11, 2023
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Steph Walker, Jenny Ward, Anne Hingston, Eve Begg, Olivia MacKenzie Smith, Andrew Johnston, Matthew Hamilton, Callum Turner, Gregor Cameron, László Hosszú, Archie Taylor
- Conductor: Brian Gunnee
- Orchestra:
- Choreographer: Emily Scott
- Stage Director: Emily Scott
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Pirates of Penzance, is a rollicking, delightfully funny tale of a band of soft-tempered pirates. Mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate the handsome Frederic is now twenty-one and dedicating himself instead to their eradication. Shortly after leaving them, he encounters a gaggle of beautiful maidens (one of whom, Mabel, steals his heart) and their father, the eccentric Major-General. The whole group has a run-in with the pirates before escaping on the false premise that the Major-General is an orphan — a fact the pirates simply cannot help but take into account, given the fact that the majority of them are orphans themselves and “know what it’s like.” Just as Frederic is ready to lead a band of policemen to take out the Pirate King and his men, a secret is uncovered that will change his fate forever. The Pirates of Penzance is a delightful farce of a classic that is fun for all ages