Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 at 11:00am
The Festival invites you to immerse yourself in myth, mystery, and adventure as the repertory for the 2024 season explores the connection between identity and illusion.
Festival Schedule:
11:00 am: Preview Brunches
Get a sneak peek of the 2025 Festival season from Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley and members of the 2024 Young Artists Program while you enjoy a delicious brunch catered by The Horned Dorset. Menus available in the spring; vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options always available.
Tickets: $65 per person
1:00pm: The Pirates of Penzance
The 2024 Festival will open with Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance in a vibrant production directed and choreographed by Seán Curran and conducted by Music Director Joseph Colaneri, featuring set and costume designs by James Schuette and lighting by Robert Wierzel. A Gilbert & Sullivan classic, combining soaring vocal lines and slapstick comedy, returns to Glimmerglass for the first time in nearly 20 years. This colorful, family-friendly production features elegant Victorian ladies and an aristocratic band of pirates stuck in perpetual adolescence. Curran’s hit production from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis kicks it up a notch at Glimmerglass with the addition of a corps of professional dancers.
MUSIC | Sir Arthur Sullivan
LIBRETTO | W.S. Gilbert
SUNG IN | English
PROJECTED LYRICS | English
RUN TIME | 2 hours and 25 minutes
CONDUCTOR | Joseph Colaneri
DIRECTOR | Seán Curran
CHOREOGRAPHER | Seán Curran
SET DESIGNER | James Schuette
COSTUME DESIGNER | James Schuette
LIGHTING DESIGNER | Robert Wierzel
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER | Tom Watson
CHORUS DIRECTOR | Katherine Kozak