The Pirates of Penzance

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical
gptkb:opera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dame_Joan_Sutherland
gptkb:I
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkb:opera
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:anime
gptkb:musical
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(film)
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Film_adaptations
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1980_film)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1993_film)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2005_film)
gptkb:film
gptkb:2000_Broadway_revival
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(film)_1983
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(film)_1993
Stage adaptations
stage productions
international productions
Stage adaptations.
concert version
Animated adaptations.
Television adaptations.
stage musical adaptation
1993 film
1980 film
1983 film adaptation
2013 production by the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players.
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:musical
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
television adaptations
animated adaptations
gptkbp:associated_act 2
two
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Theater_Album
gptkb:Olivier_Award_for_Best_Musical_Revival
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival_of_a_Musical
gptkb:Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Revival_of_a_Musical
gptkbp:character gptkb:Major-General_Stanley
gptkb:The_Daughters_of_Major-General_Stanley
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Samuel
gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:The_Major-General's_Daughters
gptkb:The_Police
gptkb:The_Pirate_King
The Sisters
The Pirates
Frederic
The Sergeant of Police
The Pirate Apprentice
gptkbp:character_relationships Major-General Stanley and his daughters
Frederic and Mabel
Frederic and Ruth
Frederic is in love with Mabel
Mabel is the daughter of Major-General Stanley
Major-General Stanley is a comic character
The Pirate King and his crew
The Pirate King leads the pirates
The police are portrayed humorously
gptkbp:characteristics melodic tunes
satirical elements
humorous dialogue
patter songs
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:George_Edwardes
gptkb:Patricia_Birch
gptkb:Garry_Marshall
gptkb:Graciela_Daniele
gptkb:Kathleen_Marshall
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact performed worldwide
influenced popular culture
Parody and references in popular culture
inspired adaptations
inspired numerous parodies
influenced musical theatre
influenced later musicals
popular in schools
inspired academic studies
inspired parodies
adapted into various formats
inspired operatic performances
parodied in various media
adapted into various languages
influenced musical theater
influenced modern musicals
influential in musical theatre
inspired theatrical productions
featured in popular culture
inspired recordings
revived frequently
parody and references in popular culture
influenced operetta
Influenced modern musical theatre
Influenced modern musical theatre.
gptkbp:cultural_references celebrated in anniversaries
parody in various media
adapted into various languages
inspired parodies and adaptations
popular in modern culture
used in popular culture
performed in schools and universities
featured in television specials
included in musical theatre curricula
performed by various theatre companies
recognized by the Society of London Theatre
gptkbp:cultural_significance iconic status in musical theatre
iconic status in musical theater
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:1981
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2015
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Caird
gptkb:Mike_Leigh
gptkb:Trevor_Nunn
gptkb:Garry_Marshall
gptkb:Gareth_Malone
gptkb:Joseph_Papp
gptkb:Richard_D'_Oyly_Carte
gptkbp:famous_for satirical humor
its humor
catchy melodies
comic elements
satirical themes
witty dialogue
patter songs
its memorable melodies
its satirical elements
gptkbp:famous_person gptkb:Major-General_Stanley
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:The_Pirate_King
Frederic
gptkbp:famous_quote I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
A policeman's lot is not a happy one.
Oh, is there not one maiden here whose homely face and bad complexion.
When the foeman bares his steel.
gptkbp:features_character gptkb:Major-General_Stanley
gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:The_Pirate_King
Frederic
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Fifth_Avenue_Theatre,_New_York_City
gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
gptkb:Savoy_Theatre,_London
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
1879
December 31, 1879
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
comic opera
comic operetta
gptkbp:has_awards Drama Desk Award.
Tony Award for Best Revival.
gptkbp:has_conflict_with Pirates vs. Police
gptkbp:has_genre gptkb:musical
gptkbp:has_influence_on Referenced in popular culture.
Inspired various parodies.
gptkbp:has_setting A rocky coast
gptkbp:has_song gptkb:Richard_D'_Oyly_Carte
gptkbp:has_theme Duty vs. Freedom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Pirates of Penzance
gptkbp:influence gptkb:musical
gptkb:theatre
inspired many parodies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:musical
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:The_Mikado
gptkb:The_Gondoliers
gptkb:The_Sorcerer
gptkb:H._M._S._Pinafore
modern musical theatre
musical theatre composers
subsequent operettas
subsequent comic operas
musicals in general
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan_tradition
gptkb:Victorian_era
classical music
romantic literature
comic opera
British humor
Victorian society
Victorian operetta
British naval history
operatic traditions
British comic opera
operetta style
gptkbp:influences British musical theatre
Comic operas
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(film)
gptkb:The_Slave_Act_of_1833
gptkb:The_Mikado
gptkb:The_Slave_of_Duty
British naval history
inspired theatrical performances
inspired operatic performances
inspired adaptations in various languages
inspired other works of musical theatre
inspired parodies in popular culture
The Slave of Duty by Thomas M. Disraeli
Victorian attitudes towards duty
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:The_Slave_Act_of_1833
gptkb:The_Slave_of_Duty
Victorian society
pirate lore
British naval history
operatic traditions
gptkbp:is_available_in various formats including DVD and streaming
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:The_Major-General's_Song
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:The_Savoy_Operas
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Major-General_Stanley
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:The_Pirate_King
Frederic
gptkbp:music_style Victorian
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Major-General_Stanley
gptkb:Rex_Smith
gptkb:Patrick_Stewart
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:Linda_Ronstadt
gptkb:Matthew_Broderick
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:David_Hyde_Pierce
gptkb:Tim_Curry
gptkb:Christine_Baranski
gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:Kevin_Kline
gptkb:George_Rose
gptkb:The_Pirate_King
Frederic
gptkbp:notable_film gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Kerry_Ellis
gptkb:Rex_Smith
gptkb:Richard_Armitage
gptkb:Jenna_Coleman
gptkb:Alfie_Boe
gptkb:David_Mitchell
gptkb:Judi_Dench
gptkb:Michael_Sheen
gptkb:Ramin_Karimloo
gptkb:Samantha_Barks
gptkb:Tom_Hollander
gptkb:Richard_E._Grant
gptkb:Rufus_Hound
gptkb:Michael_Ball
gptkb:Simon_Russell_Beale
gptkb:Mandy_Patinkin
gptkb:Sir_Phoebe_Waller-Bridge
gptkb:Daisy_Ridley
gptkb:David_Bradley
gptkb:David_Tennant
gptkb:Emma_Thompson
gptkb:Hugh_Laurie
gptkb:John_Boyega
gptkb:Katherine_Kelly
gptkb:Linda_Ronstadt
gptkb:Matthew_Broderick
gptkb:Kelsey_Grammer
gptkb:Lea_Salonga
gptkb:Robert_Webb
gptkb:Patricia_Routledge
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:David_Walliams
gptkb:Sir_Eric_Idle
gptkb:John_Cleese
gptkb:David_Suchet
gptkb:Imelda_Staunton
gptkb:David_Hyde_Pierce
gptkb:Richard_Griffiths
gptkb:Cynthia_Erivo
gptkb:Katherine_Jenkins
gptkb:Oscar_Isaac
gptkb:Jessica_Brown_Findlay
gptkb:Matt_Lucas
gptkb:Matthew_Macfadyen
gptkb:Tim_Curry
gptkb:Brian_Blessed
gptkb:Laura_Osnes
gptkb:John_Owen-Jones
gptkb:Dawn_French
gptkb:Sir_Ruth_Wilson
gptkb:John_Barrowman
gptkb:Daisy_Haggard
gptkb:Jodie_Prenger
gptkb:Jenna_Russell
gptkb:Sir_James_Corden
gptkb:Hugh_Bonneville
gptkb:Stephen_John_Fry
gptkb:Kevin_Kline
gptkb:Sierra_Boggess
gptkb:Ruth_Ann_Swanson
gptkb:Ruthie_Henshall
gptkb:George_Rose
gptkb:Ben_Forster
gptkb:Alistair_Mc_Gowan
David Tennant.
Emma Thompson.
John Barrowman.
Judi Dench.
Kelsey Grammer.
Ruthie Henshall.
David Mitchell.
Mandy Patinkin.
Ricky Gervais.
Angela Lansbury.
Brian Blessed.
David Hyde Pierce.
David Suchet.
David Walliams.
Dawn French.
Eric Idle.
Felicity Kendal.
George Rose.
Hugh Laurie.
Imelda Staunton.
James Corden.
Jennifer Saunders.
Joanna Lumley.
John Cleese.
Kevin Kline.
Linda Ronstadt.
Matt Lucas.
Matthew Bourne.
Miranda Hart.
Miriam Margolyes.
Patrick Stewart.
Penelope Keith.
Richard E. Grant.
Richard Griffiths.
Robert Webb.
Rufus Sewell.
Sarah Lancashire.
Simon Russell Beale.
Stephen Fry.
Stephen Mangan.
Tim Curry.
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:musical
gptkb:David_Merrick
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2015_revival)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2019_revival)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2000_revival)
gptkb:Joseph_Papp
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1981_Broadway_revival)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2017_revival)
gptkb:New_York_City_Opera_production
gptkb:2000_Broadway_revival
1980 Broadway revival
2015 revival
2000 revival
1980 film adaptation
2005 revival
1993 film adaptation
2017 revival
Royal Opera House production
West End revival
1981 Broadway revival
2005 Broadway revival
The 1981 Broadway revival
The 1983 film adaptation
The 1993 film adaptation
The 2000 Broadway revival
The 2017 UK tour
1983 film adaptation
2000 revival at the Delacorte Theater
2006 revival at the Savoy Theatre
2015 production at the Sydney Opera House
Broadway revival in 1981
1981 film adaptation
2006 revival at the Delacorte Theater
2015 revival at the Sydney Opera House
2017 production at the Old Vic Theatre
2019 production at the London Coliseum
2021 production at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
2022 production at the National Theatre.
gptkbp:notable_quote I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
A policeman's lot is not a happy one.
" A policeman's lot is not a happy one"
" I am the very model of a modern Major-General"
" Poor wand'ring one!"
" With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal"
Poor wand'ring one!
With cat-like tread.
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:1981_Broadway_revival_cast_recording
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1980_Broadway_Cast_Recording)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1993_film_soundtrack)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2000_London_Cast_Recording)
gptkb:1980_Broadway_cast_recording
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1981_cast_recording)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2000_cast_recording)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2013_cast_recording)
gptkb:1980_Broadway_revival_cast_recording
Original cast recording
original cast recording
multiple cast recordings
2000 revival cast recording
2017 revival cast recording
Various revivals
1993 film soundtrack
1983 film soundtrack
1980 film soundtrack
2015 revival cast recording
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:I_Am_the_Very_Model_of_a_Modern_Major-General
gptkb:Poor_Wand'ring_One
gptkb:With_Cat-Like_Tread
gptkb:Poor_Wandering_One
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General.
A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One
Climbing Over Rocky Mountain
Hail, Poetry!
Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast?
Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
When the Foeman Bares His Steel
Finale Act II
With Cat-like Tread
A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One.
Poor Wand'ring One.
When the Foeman Bares His Steel.
With Cat-Like Tread.
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:orchestra
full orchestra
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:The_New_Orleans_Opera
gptkb:The_Seattle_Opera
gptkb:The_Opera_Omaha
gptkb:The_Baltimore_Opera_Company
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:The_Opera_Pacific
gptkb:The_Opera_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:theater_festivals
gptkb:The_Savoy_Theatre
gptkb:The_Houston_Grand_Opera
gptkb:The_Lyric_Opera_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Australian_Opera
gptkb:The_Washington_National_Opera
gptkb:The_Arizona_Opera
gptkb:The_Michigan_Opera_Theatre
gptkb:The_Canadian_Opera_Company
gptkb:The_San_Francisco_Opera
gptkb:The_Royal_Opera_House
gptkb:The_Royal_Opera
gptkb:The_Florida_Grand_Opera
gptkb:The_Opera_Theatre_of_Saint_Louis
gptkb:The_Opera_Colorado
gptkb:opera
gptkb:The_Pittsburgh_Opera
gptkb:The_Kentucky_Opera
gptkb:The_Opera_Company_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:The_Utah_Opera
gptkb:The_Atlanta_Opera
gptkb:The_Nashville_Opera
gptkb:The_Minnesota_Opera
gptkb:D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
gptkb:The_D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
gptkb:The_English_National_Opera
schools
international productions
amateur groups
community theaters
professional troupes
numerous theatre companies
gptkbp:plot A young man discovers he was apprenticed to pirates.
gptkbp:premiere_date December 31, 1879
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
1879
1880
December 31, 1879
gptkbp:production_years Multiple revivals since its premiere.
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Chappell_&_Co.
1879
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Chappell_&_Co.
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(1981_Broadway_revival)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2000_Broadway_revival)
gptkb:The_Pirates_of_Penzance_(2017_revival)
gptkb:2000_Broadway_revival
2017 UK tour
frequent revivals
1981 Broadway revival
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Victorian_England
gptkb:Cornwall
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Victorian_England
gptkb:Cornwall
gptkb:Cornwall,_England
Cornish coast
gptkbp:stations Critically acclaimed.
Well-received by audiences.
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:legislation
gptkb:award
gptkb:class
gptkb:Love
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:Piracy
gptkb:starship
love
coming of age
law and order
romantic entanglements
identity and self-discovery
loyalty and betrayal
duty
love and romance
duty vs. desire
class conflict
class distinction
Duty vs. Freedom
piracy and adventure
duty vs. love
the absurdity of duty
duty and obligation
duty vs. freedom
gptkbp:theme gptkb:class
Irony
Love and romance
Justice and Law
Duty vs. Freedom
Duty and honor
Piracy and adventure
Love and Loyalty
gptkbp:themes gptkb:class
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:starship
love
law and order
identity and self-discovery
duty
love and romance
duty vs. desire
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan