Update as of March 16, 2020: As a social distancing measure, Virginia Opera has cancelled their presentation of The Pirates of Penzance.

Virginia Opera is bringing this wacky and fun performance to the Ella Fitzgerald Theater on Thursday, April 9th at 1:00 pm!

About the show:

Frederic, a junior pirate, plans to mark his 21st birthday by breaking free from the Pirate King and beginning his courtship of Mabel. But because he was born on February 29, a date that only arrives every fourth year, Frederic isn’t technically 21 – and the Pirate King is still his master. Unless something gives, Frederic will soon be on a collision course with the Pirate King’s new nemesis: Mabel’s father, the Major General!

Test and music by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan · Adaptation and additional text by Dr. Glenn Winters · Grades PreK-5 and families · Free (RSVP Requested)