March 16, 2025—11:30 a.m. brunch, 2:00 p.m. Pirates of Penzance operetta performed in Macky Auditorium

Registration Deadline February 27, 2025

Ahoy Mateys and Pirates!
The operetta, Pirates of Penzance, is preceded by a special gourmet brunch and a lecture given on the making of the operetta by Maestro Carthy, who will be conducting the performance. The brunch will take place in the Aspen Room in the UMC. Afterwards, we will reconvene in Macky Auditorium to be treated to the witty and comedic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta written in 1879 when Victoria was Queen of the British Empire.

The operetta is in two acts, set on a rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall and in a nearby chapel. Join the lovestruck Frederic and his rambunctious crew of bumbling buccaneers as they navigate the choppy waters of romance and loyalty. You will enjoy familiar tunes, laugh at the pirate shenanigans and witness exceptional talent as the CU College of Music brings the Pirates of Penzance to life with an abundance of pirate swagger. Gilbert and Sullivan spoofed all sorts of conventions in crafting Pirates. The well-known “Major General’s Song” with its rapid-fire delivery of preposterous rhymes is but one example of a brisk and comic aria known as patter song. The Pirates of Penzance is a collaborative presentation by the CU Boulder College of Music’s Musical Theatre and the Eklund Opera Program. You can see a synopsis of the opera here

Please sign up below for the Opera Brunch – the deadline is February 27. The price for 2025 is $60 (the same as last year!). You may also include an optional donation to the scholarship fund in your registration.

For more information, please contact Sandy Johnson at the UWC email, boulderuwc@gmail.com or call 732-322-8695.

Register here: https://boulderuwc.org/activities/opera-brunch/opera-brunch-2025/