Pirates of Penzance | Gilbert & Sullivan

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As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems - Featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus. ABOUT THE DVD: This is a DVD release by UNIVERSAL PICTURES for the UK market (Region 2 PAL format - which will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region player in order to view this) - The operetta is presented in COLOUR and FULL SCREEN (4:3 Aspect Ratio) format and runs for 116 minutes - The DVD has ENGLISH audio with a choice of Dolby 2.0 Stereo, Dolby 5.1 Surround or DTS 5.1 Surround soundtracks (There are no Subtitles on the disc) - Also included with the DVD is the 27 page booklet Libretto for this production of 'The Pirates Of Penzance'.