{"id":29,"date":"2017-01-17T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.operalytes.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=29"},"modified":"2020-03-01T21:17:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T21:17:51","slug":"pirates-of-penzance-2017","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/our-productions\/pirates-of-penzance-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates of Penzance (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first Buffalo performance of Gilbert and Sullivan&#8217;s The Pirates of Penzance was conducted by composer Arthur Sullivan himself&#8211;he wielded the baton in the 1880 premiere, only a few months after conducting the world premiere on Broadway in December 1879. Now the riotous musical extravaganza returns to the Riviera Theater in North Tonawanda for three performances, January 20-22. One of the best-loved operettas of all time, The Pirates of Penzance features comic masterpieces like &#8220;I am the very model of a modern major general&#8221; and &#8220;The policeman&#8217;s lot is not a happy one,&#8221; alongside gorgeous melodies like the waltz &#8220;Poor Wandering One.&#8221; Opera-Lytes presents a fully-staged traditional production, with orchestral accompaniment, that is a tuneful treat suitable for the whole family! Visit the Riviera Theater&#8217;s website for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Production Staff<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stage Director:<\/strong> Lisa Berglund<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music Director:<\/strong> Eric J. Van Pyrz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accompanist:<\/strong> Curtis Cook<\/li>\n<li><strong>Managing Producers:<\/strong> Carlton &amp; Deanna Van Pyrz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cast &amp; Chorus<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frederic:<\/strong> Austen Kewin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pirate King:<\/strong> Alessio Tranchell<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mabel:<\/strong> Tediyra Barton-Harris<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruth:<\/strong> Maria Goodrich<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edith:<\/strong> Victoria Pitre<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sergeant:<\/strong> Nick Czaplicki<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samuel:<\/strong> Andy Gonlag<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kate:<\/strong> Lisa Krueger<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major-General Stanley:<\/strong> John Vogt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabell:<\/strong> Wendy Swihart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Buffalo performance of Gilbert and Sullivan&#8217;s The Pirates of Penzance was conducted by composer Arthur Sullivan himself&#8211;he wielded the baton in the 1880 premiere, only a few months after conducting the world premiere on Broadway in December 1879. Now the riotous musical extravaganza returns to the Riviera Theater in North Tonawanda for three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"portfolio_cat":[2],"portfolio_skills":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/29"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_cat?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operalytes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}