Pirates of Penzance
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The Pirates of Penzance was one of Gilberts and Sullivan's most popular comic operas. The story offers the character of Fredric, who has just completed his 21st year on a pirate apprenticeship to a band of Pirates. He then comes across Mabel (a women of which he falls deeply in love with). Unfortunately for Fredrick he soon discovers that as he was born on the 29th February then his birthday only happens every leap year, which mean that to fulfill his dusty of an apprenticeship until he reaches 21 he must work along side the pirates for another 63 years. Luckily for him Mabel agrees to wait for him.
The Pirates of Penzance was the fifth offering by the much admired Gilbert and Sullivan and brought us the much parodied Major-General Song. The Opera saw the opening night in New York and due to a slackness in copyright laws the play was re-in-acted in other venues across the world with out any royalties to be paid to the writers.
A 1981 production on Broadway (Over 100 years since the original) was opened and ran for an astounding 787 performances and went on to win a Tony Award for best revival as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance.
This is a great show to go and see, offering entertainment and song with comedy to meet the need of most senses of humor. A play that will make even the most un-cheerful soul crack a smile or two. If you are a lover of operas than this is one for you, combining humor and song in a way that make the whole journey enjoyable and pleasing to watch.
It is interesting to see that a story produced such a long time ago can have such a successful impact in today's society. It seems that ever though society changes over time there are something that we still find value in that people enjoyed over a century ago.
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