An Original Nautical Opera in 2 Acts
Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Libretto by W.S.GILBERT
Presented as a double-bill with Cox and Box.
Delight in this timeless classic - Gilbert’s raucus satire on rank and privilege, set to some of the saltiest, jauntiest and joyful nautical music ever written, by Arthur Sullivan.
H.M.S Pinafore was Gilbert & Sullivan’s first international success. It has sailed the musical seas since 1878, and has never, no never, and not even hardly ever fallen from popularity. The Captain’s daughter Josephine, is in love with the common sailor, Ralph Rackstraw. However, her father plans to marry her off to the unbearable but wealthy First Sea Lord, Sir Joseph Porter. After some hilarious plot twists, the lovers win through in the end. This comic opera is an ideal introduction to children, and young persons, of the joys of classical musical theatre.
Matinee Fun! Activities for kids from 1.15pm and at the intervals. Colouring competition, prize for best dressed girl or boy sailor and more!
“Pinafore was the comic opera duo’s first international hit, and remains one of the most popular of the entire series. Nearly 140 years after its 1878 premiere, Gilbert’s absurdist satire on the English class system feel as pertinent as ever. Sullivan’s score is an equally classy piece of work.” - The Stage 2016
“With numbers ranging from jolly music-hall songs, to stirring choruses, to duets, trios, madrigals and outright romantic arias Gilbert and Sullivan are magically able to simultaneously mock and sweetly embrace grand opera, melodrama, the class structure, the Royal Navy, and patriotism-as well as the very idea of being English.”
HMS Pinafore with Cox & Box
Direction by Daniel Sinfield
Musical Direction by Joshua Geddes
Choreographer Lauren Lee Innis-Youren
Kapellmeister Timothy Wilson
Designer and Production Manager Dave Angelico
4th - 6th October 2019
With the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria Orchestra
4 Performances:
Friday 4th October 8:00pm
Saturday 5th October 2:00pm
Saturday 5th October 8:00pm
Sunday 6th October 2:00pm
Total running time approximately 2hrs 30mins (with 2 Intermissions)
Darebin Arts Centre
Cnr Bell Street & St. Georges Road,
Preston VIC 3072
Box Office: (03) 8470 8280
Ticket prices:
Early Bird prices extended to midnight September 8th!
Adult: $45 (Early Bird $41)
Concession: $39 (Early Bird $35)
Student: $32 (Early Bird $28)
Child (Under 16): $25 (Early Bird $21)
Family of 3 (Max 1 Adult): $85 (Early Bird $75)
Family of 4 (Max 2 Adults):$126 (Early Bird $112)
Group 10+: $37
Under two years: free (must be seated on a ticket holders lap)
Enquiries: 0490 465 009
Principals - HMS Pinafore:
Captain Corcoran - Paul Tooby
Ralph Rackstraw – Nick Xiao
Josephine – Ella Broome
Buttercup - Nadia Migliardi
Sir Joseph Porter – Phil Elphinstone
Hebe – Julia Allsop
Boatswain - James Douglas
Carpenter - James Emerson
Dick Deadeye - Ben Klein
Chorus:
Kevin Yap, Jamie Tampion, Clint Smith, Derek Butler, David Bradaska, Annette Dick, Emma Suttcliff, Robyn Hannan, Anna Castle, Lydia Klimek, Sarah Berry