The Pirates of Penzance 2015 Gilbert&Sullivan

[@Largo64]

This is the best "Pirates" I've seen. Excellent voices, good acting, and some neat bits of stage business. D'Oyly Carte couldn't have done it better.

[@thomasmcdonald6013]

Outstanding orchestra

[@stevenfisher5320]

Breakneck??? These tempos are perfection, allowing full realization of the wonderful, transparent Sullivan orchestration. The peppy, “Here’s a first - rate opportunity,” was particularly invigorating (with or without vocals - all easily imagined during this gem of an overture).

[@jonprescott-sears5644]

A delightful version. Best things, IMO (in order): Alison Chitty's minimalist but effective set, Claudia Boyle's voice and acting, Angharad Lyddon's voice and beauty, the solid acting and singing of the chorus, the timbre of Robert Murray's voice. Questionable (again in my humble opinion): The breakneck tempos the conductor chose for much of the overture and many of the chorus numbers. I dialed the playback speed down to .9 or .92, and found the appropriate tempo. :)

[@andrewferguson5653]

This is the English National Opera production?

[@zelalife2559]

yes

[@Pitts_not_Pitty]

Man, such well spoken pirates!! I always imagine pirates with a "low class" British dialect like cockney or something 😆

[@stevenmathers6661]

Remember - 'they are all noblemen who have gone wrong"