The Hilda Sutton & William D. Blanton Foundation present the Imperial Symphony Orchestra’s ninth Night at the Opera, the fully-staged production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.
Saturday, January 23, 2010; 7 pm
Branscomb Auditorium, Florida Southern College
The Orchestra is pleased to welcome opera conductor James Caraher and stage director Ben Spierman to Lakeland once again for the ISO’s annual fundraiser.
In The Pirates of Penzance, the young pirate apprentice, Frederic, is about to be freed from his indentured period. The honorable Frederic, who was mistakenly apprenticed to the pirates by his partially deaf nursemaid Ruth, has decided to leave the pirate life.
Now a free man, Frederic leaves for the shore. Frederic, who has never seen a woman besides Ruth, instantly falls in love with Mabel, one of the daughters of Major-General Stanley. Soon though, the pirates arrive and want to help the police to stop the pirates. Frederic desires to help Major-General Stanley and the police protect the ladies, but soon he discovers that due to a technicality, he is still bound by duty to remain an apprentice to the pirates.
All is well in the end when it is discovered that the pirates have noble blood and would in fact be suitable husbands for Major-General Stanley’s daughters.
Roles
- Mabel – Sarah Paige Hagstrom
- Edith – Jennie Shearer
- Kate – Kimberly Milton
- Isabel – Mae Puttre
- Soprano: Hannah Hough, Sable McCullough, Erica Santiago, Sheron White; Alto: Alison Lanier, Leslie Robinson, Solangi Santiago, Chelsea Bolter; Tenor: Vincent DeGeorge, Davide Kleine, Christian Maasch, Justin Wilson, Kevin Parker, Peter Palmer; Bass/Baritone: Dean Brown, James Castro, Christopher Kline, Charles Fastiggi
Adult Tickets: $75, $50, $30, $20; A Patron Package at $150 includes premium seating and meet-the-artist Opera Grande Reception in a private home immediately following the performance.
Student/Child Tickets: $50, $25, $15, $10.
Ticket Phone: 863.688.3743
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