Pinafore presented by The Flora L. Thornton Opera Program

Music: Arthur Sullivan

Lyrics: William Schwenck Gilbert

Keith Colclough,Director

With the Pepperdine University Orchestra

Long-Tao Tang, Conductor

H.M.S.PinaforewasGilbert and Sullivan?sfirst major international success,and it continuesto delight audiencestoday The sharp wit of Gilbert?stext and the charm of Sullivan?smusicare undeniable,even more than a centuryafter the work?spremiere in 1878 The action isset on the HMS Pinafore,a British navyvessel manned bya hilariouslypolite crew.Alowlyseaman and the Captain?sdaughter are in love.While ?love levelsall ranks...it doesnot level them asmuch asthat?

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