Piano/vocal score of Gilbert and Sullivan"s The Pirates of Penzance. Includes dialogue. The fifth collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty premiered in New York on New Year"s Eve in 1879. It is the only Gilbert and Sullivan opera to have premiered in the United States. Like all Polonius editions, this score is printed on ultra- smooth, heavy, cream-colored paper. Musicians will delight in the spiral binding, which allows the score to lie flat when opened to any page. - 141 pages - Reprinted from A. W. Tams Music Library edition