The Pirates of Penzance

by Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, William Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

1879 39 pages eng

The Pirates of Penzance, premiered in 1879, confirmed the comic genius of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, following on the heels of their wildly successful H.M.S. Pinafore . Pirates invade the rocky coast of Cornwall in this topsy-turvy tale of love and duty, highlighted by the…