The Pittsburgh Savoyards conclude their 87th season this spring with Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular nautical operetta, H.M.S. Pinafore. Performances will be held March 14-16 and 21-23, 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (directions and parking). Online livestreams will also be available! Select performances will feature full supertitles for both lyrics and dialogue; others will feature supertitles for lyrics only.
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Performance dates and times are as follows:
- Friday, March 14 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 pm
- Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm
- Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 pm
- Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 pm
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Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore; or, the Lass Who Loved a Sailor, revolves around the captain’s daughter, Josephine, who is in love with a lowly sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, despite being promised to Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. The narrative explores themes of social class and true love as Josephine and Ralph’s affection faces numerous obstacles. With a twist of mistaken identity and a satirical look at British society, the topsy-turvy conclusion resolves in a satisfying way while also highlighting the absurdities of the class system.
H.M.S. Pinafore is Gilbert & Sullivan’s fourth composition as a duo and originally premiered May 25, 1878. The opera was a smash success and ran for 571 performances, the second-longest run for any opera when it closed. It was so popular that it also became an international sensation, making Gilbert & Sullivan household names around the world.
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Music Director – Guy Russo
Stage Director – Melissa Grande
Production Manager – Lynette Garlan
Production Stage Manager – Andrea Lisiak
Technical Director – Robert Hockenberry
Lighting Designer – Garth Schafer
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Josephine, The Captain's Daughter | Leah Huber Katie Manukyan |
| Ralph Rackstraw, Able Seaman | Zhen Yu Ding Omar Tolentino |
| Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty | Corey Nile Wingard |
| Captain Corcoran, Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore | Logan Newman |
| Little Buttercup, A Portsmouth Bumboat Woman | Sarah Austin Sally Denmead |
| Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman | Robert Hockenberry Andrew Mours |
| Cousin Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin | Brienne Sharo Savannah Simeone |
| Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's Mate | Josh Berkey William Carter |
| Bob Becket, Carpenter's Mate | Eric Schaffer Myles Zuckerman |
| Chorus of Sailors | Martin Altschul Casey Arn Christopher Bartko Adam Birch Leslie Clark Suzanne Eggert Lynette Garlan Don Gudenburr Phil Hayes Keri Hoffmann Brian Jensen Donald Neuhaus Gerry Neuhaus Joshua Schreiber Sarah Schultz Cecil Treleven Kira Varela |
| Chorus of Sir Joseph's Sisters, Cousins, and Aunts | Denise Allen Abigail Arhart Hannah Balash Kathleen Carney Michelle Cipollone Chelsie Clydesdale Deborah Geary Michele Gray-Schaffer Katie Kirby Shelby Nester Carol Niedringhaus Katherine Ohliger Catherine Richthammer Erin Ritson Emma Perman Anne Peterson Soph Willis |