Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN 
Libretto and Lyrics by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT  

OLIVIA YOKERS soprano – Mabel WEBSITE 
JACOB RYAN WRIGHT* tenor – Frederic WEBSITE 
TYLER ALESSI baritone – Pirate King  
NORAGH DEVLIN mezzo-soprano – Ruth WEBSITE 
GARY BRIGGLE tenor – Major-General WEBSITE 
MICHAEL COLMAN* bass – Sergeant of Police WEBSITE  
MARISA KARCHIN soprano – Edith WEBSITE 
COURTNEY ELVIRA mezzo-soprano – Kate 

*Dayton Opera Debut 

PATRICK REYNOLDS conductor WEBSITE 
GARY BRIGGLE stage director WEBSITE 
DAYTON OPERA THOMAS BANKSTON artistic director WEBSITE 
DAYTON OPERA CHORUS JEFFREY POWELL chorus master WEBSITE 
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 

IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES 

Gilbert and Sullivan’s rollicking comedy centers on the romantic misadventures of Mabel and Frederic, who was mistakenly apprenticed to a band of “reluctant” pirates. Add to that a very model of a modern Major-General, his bevy of beautiful daughters, and a bungling bunch of Keystone Cops–style police, and you have the delightfully wacky operetta that has amused audiences since its 1879 debut.   

Twists and turns abound, interspersed with some of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most delightful melodies. Who could remain unmoved when Frederic woos his future bride with “Oh! Is there not one maiden breast?" Certainly not Mabel, who offers Frederic hope with "Poor wand'ring one." 

Set sail with the jolliest group of pirates to swab a stage! It’s a voyage perfect for the whole family!