Caramoor Opening Night: H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan June 25, 2011

HMS Pinafore is one of the most beloved and delightful of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. As a piece of theater, it is a cheerful satire on the arrival of modernity, bureaucracy and democratic ideals to the Royal Navy of Queen Victoria's era. As a piece of music, it is England's version of "bel canto" comic opera, plain and simple. With this production, Caramoor's Opera Director Will Crutchfield realizes his long-standing desire to present a version that does full justice to the brilliant music and the operatic vocal writing. Venetian Theater.

Georgia Jarman, soprano; Vanessa Cariddi, mezzo-soprano; Robin Flynn, mezzo-soprano; Robert McPherson, tenor; Jorell Williams, baritone; Scott Bearden, baritone; Jason Plourde, baritone; Nicholas Masters, bass; Jeffrey Beruan, bass; Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Will Crutchfield, conductor

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