Comic opera 'HMS Pinafore' to be staged at Purdue

March 16, 2006

Comic opera 'HMS Pinafore' to be staged at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — "HMS Pinafore," a classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, will be performed on the Purdue campus this month.

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Staged by the Carl Rosa Opera Company, an internationally acclaimed theater organization in Great Britain, "HMS Pinafore" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. March 30 in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse. It is sponsored by Purdue Convocations.

The production, originally written in 1878, is coming from a sold-out tour in the United Kingdom and is directed by Timothy West. Suitable for all ages, the show includes many of Gilbert and Sullivan's popular songs.

Aboard the HMS Pinafore, a tale of love, hypocrisy and mistaken identities unravels when the captain's daughter falls secretly in love with a common sailor. A touring group of 65 musicians, singers and technicians bring to life characters, including Sir Joseph Porter, Little Buttercup, Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye.

Tickets for "HMS Pinafore" are $24 to $34 and are available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets.

Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu

Sources: Todd Wetzel, Purdue Convocations director, (765) 494-9712

Kerry S. Nason, Purdue Convocations manager of operations, (765) 494-9071, knason@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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The internationally acclaimed Carl Rosa Opera Company will bring its production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" to the Purdue campus on March 30. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. March 30. (Photo provided)

A publication-quality photograph is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2006/convos-pinafore.jpg

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