comic operas

The Pirates of Penzance is, with The Mikado and HMS Pinafore, one of the trio of most popular Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas; though perhaps a lesser work that the other two, lacking the exoticism of the former and the satirical edge of the latter.

romantic musical comedy

The Pirates of Penzance is a 1983 British-American romantic musical comedy film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera of the same name.

with music by Arthur Sullivan and by W. libretto

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.

a hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen

The Pirates Of Penzance is a hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers and an eccentric Major General.

operettas

As one of most popular of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas, The Pirates of Penzance is one of those most commonly referred to in popular culture.

a wonderful comic opera and one of Gilbert and Sullivans most well known works

The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty is a wonderful comic opera and one of Gilbert and Sullivans most well known works.

a musical comedy by Gilbert and Sullivan

Mike: The Pirates of Penzance is a musical comedy by Gilbert and Sullivan.

a comic opera with a full cast and choir

The Pirates of Penzance is written by William S. Gilbert and is a comic opera with a full cast and choir.

comic

The Pirates of Penzance is one of the most enduringly popular of Gilbert and Sullivan's great comic creations full of memorable melodies you will be humming all the way home.

a 19th century comic opera about a young man named Frederic who as a child was apprenticed to a band of pirates

The Pirates of Penzance was a 19th century comic opera about a young man named Frederic who as a child was apprenticed to a band of pirates.

the same main storyline as the original comic opera, penned by Gilbert and Sullivan in the late 19th century

The Pirates of Penzance, which opened Thursday at Actors Theatre, follows the same main storyline as the original comic opera, penned by Gilbert and Sullivan in the late 19th century.

a rollicking, delightfully humorous story of a band of soppy-hearted pirates

The Pirates of Penzance, is a rollicking, delightfully humorous story of a band of soppy-hearted pirates.

a comic operetta that tells the story of Frederic

Pirates of Penzance is a comic operetta that tells the story of Frederic, a young man mistakenly apprenticed to a band of tender-hearted pirates.

light comedy opera

The Pirates Of Penzance is a light comedy opera show, with two acts by Gilbert and Sullivan.

classic Gilbert and Sullivan, a comical operetta that aims to have audiences roaring with laughter

Pirates of Penzance is classic Gilbert and Sullivan, a comical operetta that aims to have audiences roaring with laughter.

pirate movies

In addition to it lending itself to both historical films and fantasy stories, pirate movies can run the gamut as far as tone and rating.

young Frederic , who has been mistakenly apprenticed to a raucous, but secretly softhearted band of pirates

The Pirates of Penzance, one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular comic operettas, follows young Frederic, who has been mistakenly apprenticed to a raucous, but secretly softhearted band of pirates.

an English operetta written by Gilbert and Sullivan

The Pirates of Penzance is an English operetta written by Gilbert and Sullivan.

a hilarious farce , and an eccentric Major-General that chronicles the happenings of a merry band of sentimental pirates, dim-witted young lovers

Pirates of Penzance' is a hilarious farce that chronicles the happenings of a merry band of sentimental pirates, dim-witted young lovers, and an eccentric Major-General.

fantasy

This hugely popular fantasy series (there are five movies so far) is about the adventures of swashbuckling (daring) pirates in the days of the British Empire.