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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]
This is a partial discography of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera The Pirates of Penzance, which premiered on 31 December 1879, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City. [ 1 ] Year
The Pirate Movie, a 1982 modern musical parody of The Pirates of Penzance, features many songs from the opera, including this song. Contemporary references were introduced, as when the Major-General adds to the song "Man, I'm older than The Beatles, but I'm younger than The Rolling Stones."
Sheet music cover, 1917 Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here is an American popular song first published in 1917. The lyrics, written by D. A. Esrom (pseudonym of Theodora Morse ) to a tune composed by Arthur Sullivan for the 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance , [ 1 ] are:
Joseph Papp's Broadway production of The Pirates of Penzance was put on record in 1981. [145] [146] Since 1994, the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival has released numerous professional and amateur CDs and videos of its productions. [147] Ohio Light Opera has recorded several of the operas in the 21st century. [148]
The Pirates of Penzance is a 1983 romantic musical comedy film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera of the same name.The story takes place in the 1870s and centers around the pirate apprentice, Frederic, who leaves a Penzance-based pirate band of tenderhearted orphans and soon falls in love with Mabel, the daughter of an incompetent Major-General.
Arthur Sullivan in 1888. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado.
Pirates of Penzance – The Ballet! is a comic ballet adapted from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 Savoy Opera The Pirates of Penzance. The plot is the same as in the opera, and the music is arrangements of Arthur Sullivan's original music for the opera.