The Pirates of Penzance

Name: The Pirates of Penzance
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Arthur Sullivan
ISBN: 9781669664758

Author: Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 1 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ashby Navis & Tennyson Media Publisher

Published: 01/13/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Music, Opera

Synopsis

The Pirates of Penzanceby William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
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.Its London debut was on 3 April 1880, at the Opera Comique, where it ran for 363 performances.

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven

This was a faboulasly popular play done by the genious of Gilbert and Sulavan in the year of 1879. The pirates attack the shore of Cornwall in this rollicking little venture of love and duty. This book is replete with complete score and a filmographyand discography. I would highly recommend you read......more

Goodreads review by Manny

If, by some unlikely mishap, you don't already know The Pirates of Penzance, then try and put that right! It's still one of the funniest things of its kind ever done. Fredric's kind but rather deaf nursemaid was told to apprentice him to a pilot, misheard, and indentured him to a pirate instead. Now......more

Goodreads review by Arianna

Not sure how I finished this in less than an hour. Maybe it’s a short play to read; maybe it has to do with the fact that I already know these songs by heart, which accelerated my reading speed. But nonetheless, this is a truly amazing and comedic work of art. 😂 My favorite part from the dialogue (o......more