The pirates of Penzance /

"Frederick, apprenticed to a gang of pirates until his 21st birthday, is thwarted in his desire to leave them by the discovery that he was born on 29 February. Led by Frederick and the Pirate King the pirates overcome the forces of law but yield when an appeal is made to their patriotism"-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900, Betts, Jim, 1949- (Adapter)
Corporate Authors:	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Producer), Stratford Festival (Ont.)
Other Authors:	Macdonald, Brian, 1928-2014 (Director, Choreographer), Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004 (Director, Producer), Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist), Carrière, Berthold (Conductor), Carver, Brent (Performer), Hyslop, Jeff (Performer), Tomlin, Caralyn (Performer), Chamberlain, Douglas (Performer), Galloway, Pat (Performer), White, Jim (Performer), Beamish, Stephen (Performer), Skidmore, Karen (Performer), Wood, Karen (Vocalist) (Performer), Grant, Allison (Vocalist) (Performer), Abbott, Wendy (Performer), Silver, Phillip (Set designer), Mess, Suzanne (Costume designer), Frehner, Harry (Lighting designer)
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video VHS
Language:	English
Subjects:	Operas. Music > Performance > Video. Television musicals.

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Summary:	"Frederick, apprenticed to a gang of pirates until his 21st birthday, is thwarted in his desire to leave them by the discovery that he was born on 29 February. Led by Frederick and the Pirate King the pirates overcome the forces of law but yield when an appeal is made to their patriotism"--The encyclopedia of opera.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a TV program by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1985. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Canadian home video rating: E.
Production Credits:	Musical director and additional music by Berthold Carriere ; set design by Phillip Silver ; costume design by Suzanne Mess ; lighting design by Harry Frehner ; books and lyrics adapted by Jim Betts ; make-up, Clayton Shields ; VTR editor, Wayne Evans.
ISBN:	1552590232