Pirates of Penzance

1879 Gilbert and Sullivan classic operetta made widely famous in the US when Linda Ronstadt sang the role of Mabel at the Delacorte Theatre which became a film version.

1983 film version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" with a stellar cast:

  • Kevin Kline as the Pirate King
  • Angela Lansbury as Ruth
  • Linda Ronstadt as Mabel
  • Geroge Rose as the Major-Genreal Stanley
  • Rex Smith as the reformed pirate Frederic

Libretto

Pirates of Penzance libretto.