San Antonio Current
OPERA San Antonio showcases swashbuckling operetta The Pirates of Penzance this week
OPERA San Antonio (OSA), in collaboration with the Classical Music Institute (CMI), will fill the Tobin Center with jaunty jigs and moving ballads in its two-performance run of The Pirates of Penzance (dir. Sean Curran).
The Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has enamored audiences since 1879 with its comedic renditions of seafaring, swashbuckling and smitten first love.
The Pirates of Penzance tells the story of Frederic (David Walton), a young man reaching the end of his pirate apprenticeship who has fallen in love with a general's daughter, Mabel (Madison Leonard). When his former shipmates catch wind of the budding romance, they set off a series of practical jokes that throw Frederic off course and pit him against his pirate clan.
Alongside its main cast, the production features 24 local artists as part of the OSA Chorus.