Whether you’re the next Jack Sparrow or the Very Model of a Modern Major General, this is a show-stoppingly hilarious must-see!
Performance Santa Fe presents its annual free Family Opera with this year’s production of The Pirates of Penzance. This uproarious opera by the legendary Gilbert & Sullivan showcases talented EPIK artists and professional singers from the Fort Worth Opera, and will leave you in stitches! From its premiere in 1879 up to the present, gimmicks like the song “I am the very model of a modern Major-General,” puns, tenderhearted pirates, mistaken birthdays, and general silliness continue to rack up the laughs. In 1880, at its first American performance, it was described by The New York Times as “exceedingly droll, full of good points, odd rhymes, and irresistibly comical situations…it would be impossible for a confirmed misanthrope to refrain from merriment over it.” We hope you and your family agree!
Family Preview: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 6:00 pm
Friday, January 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 4:00 pm
- Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe NM 87501
- Free! Reservations required. Call Performance Santa Fe at 505 984 8759.
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Performance Santa Fe’s 79th season in 2015-16 is funded by the City of Santa Fe and the 1% Lodgers Tax; New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Office of Cultural Affairs; the McCune Charitable Foundation; and donors, patrons, and sponsors from New Mexico and across the world.