The Pirates Of Penzance
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First performance | December 31, 1879 |
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Composers | Arthur Sullivan |
Librettist | W. S. Gilbert |
Lyricist | W. S. Gilbert |
Genres | Operetta |
Characters | Major-General Stanley |
The Pirate King | |
Sergeant of Police | |
Mabel | |
Samuel | |
Ruth | |
Isabel | |
Edith | |
Kate | |
Frederic | |
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ID | 1175825 |
About The Pirates Of Penzance
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. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences and critics.