All Aboard!

Set sail with the legendary Gilbert and Sullivan for this high-spirited adventure on the high seas as Charlottesville Opera brings the classic to you this July! A delight for audiences of all ages since 1879, it features a side-splitting swashbuckling story scored by some of the duo's most beloved melodies, including the unforgettable lyrical labyrinth of 'The Modern Major General's Song'!

What Is The Story?

The Pirates of Penzance introduces us to young Frederic, for whom his approaching 21st birthday means freedom from his apprenticeship to a band of wily pirates. When he meets the beautiful Mabel and falls head over heels, his release couldn't come sooner. But the course of true love is as bumpy as the seven seas, especially when he discovers he was born on a leap year!