Norfolk • NOV 7, 9 & 11, 2014
Virginia Beach • NOV 15 & 16, 2014
Richmond • NOV 21 & 23, 2014
Fairfax • DEC 5 & 6, 2014
Over the years Virginia Opera has produced dazzling productions of Gilbert & Sullivan’s worksthat have won Virginia Opera high praise, most recently with The Mikado. The Washington Post acclaimed The Mikado as “rollickingly funny, energetic and cheerful.” Virginia Opera’s reputation for the highest quality Savoy Opera productions will reach new heights with an impressive traditional presentationof the first internationally recognized success won by Gilbert & Sullivan – their extravaganza of merriment, H.M.S. Pinafore! The captain’s daughter falls for a lowly sailor then sets out to overturn conventional order to win her man through the power of love – imagine that! H.M.S. Pinafore will be conducted by Virginia Opera Resident Conductor Adam Turner and will introduce renowned Director Nicola Bowie, making her Virginia Opera debut, to our audiences as she brings her bountiful talents in both directing and choreography to our company. This production of H.M.S. Pinafore will exemplify what we now recognize as modern musical theatre and earns an honored place in the 40th Anniversary Season.
Sung in English with English Supertitles