Lock up your daughters, the pirates are coming to town! Peppered with unforgettable melodies and tongue-twisting songs, Gilbert & Sullivan"s The Pirates of Penzance is one of the most popular operettas ever written. This new Opera Australia production shot in sparkling high definition has been hailed as an effervescent smash hit!In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Penzance with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him! This bright and breezy production is guaranteed to have you laughing in your seat; it"s a big adventure where our swashbuckling Pirate King meets his match in the bumbling Major General!Starring: Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, John Bolton Wood, Taryn Fiebig and Suzanne Johnston as Ruth. "If G&S is your thing, you ll love every moment of this joyful production" - THE AUSTRALIANConductor: Andrew GreeneDirector: Stuart MaunderSet Designer: Richard RobertsCostume Designer: Roger KirkThe Australian Opera and Ballet OrchestraProduced for television in association with the Australian Broadcasting CorporationProduced and Directed by: Bruce Best