Seattle Opera: The Pirates of Penzance
TBA; single tickets on sale June 17
- Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone (The Pirate King)
- David Portillo, tenor (Frederic)
- Vanessa Becerra, soprano (Mabel)
- Katharine Goeldner, mezzo-soprano (Ruth)
- Nathan Stark, bass-baritone (Sergeant of Police)
- Ilya Silchukou, baritone (Samuel)
- Tess Altiveros, soprano (Edith)
Ahoy mateys! Get ready for opera on the high seas with Gilbert and Sullivan's popular piratical comedy. The story begins as young Frederic is due to be released from his accidental apprenticeship to a band of pirates; he dreams of living an honorable life dedicated to love. However, a leap year loophole puts his freedom on the line. When the very modern Major-General's doting daughters arrive, hearts are promised, vows are made, and eventually pirates are pardoned in this light-hearted comedy.
Making its Seattle Opera debut, this production of the family-friendly farce comes to Seattle following rave reviews at The Glimmerglass Festival, The Atlanta Opera, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Featuring an exciting cast of operatic talent and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, you'll be thrilled with rapid-fire lyrics and toe-tapping tunes.
Available now with 2025/26 season tickets. Individual tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, June 17.
About Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone (The Pirate King)
Grammy- and Emmy-winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., the 2021 U.S. representative at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, has been lauded as a "passionate performer" (The New York Times) with a voice that is "electric, hall-filling" (The Baltimore Sun), "thrillingly dramatic" (Opera News) and "one of the most exciting baritone sounds to come along in years" (Opera News). Smith, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, is a Grand Finals winner of the 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.
https://www.reginaldsmithjr.com/