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Gilbert & Sullivan - Pirates of Penzance / Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Australian Opera
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I've seen most of this production on clips on the internet, as it obviously had not been released on DVD in the USA prior to this release. The best part of this production is Anthony Warlow's new portrayal of the Pirate King. In order to appeal to a new audience, he modeled his portrayal of the character after Johnny Depp's portrayal of "Captain Jack Sparrow" from Disney's "Pirates of the Carribean" trilogy. He clearly really studied that character as all he really matches the voice and the mannerisms of Jack Sparrow. His costume is also modeled after the costume of Jack Sparrow. At first I didn't like the idea of that when I heard he was going to do it, but now after seeing I really Love it. It works VERY well in the operetta and gives a new unique spin on it. I'm a big fan of this operetta, so if you are too, and if at first you don't like the idea, Give it a Chance!!! I did, and I'm glad, because I REALLY enjoyed this take on the character.Another special part of this is that is includes the song "My Eyes Are Fully Open" or sometimes known as "Matter." This song is originally from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Ruddigore". It is occassionally done in Pirates of Penzance as a substitution for "Duty, Duty" with of course some different lyrics than Ruddigore. Productions have the option to do whichever they want. This cast performs "My Eyes Are Fully Open" wonderfully, and is further reason to buy this DVD.Numerous members of the cast were also seen in Opera Australia's HMS Pinfore and Trial By Jury. Including Anthony Warlow, David Hobson as Frederic and John Bolton-Wood as Major General Stanley. They all play their roles wonderfully. I've admired David Hobson for his acting and portrayal of characters. He's not my favorite tenor voice, although it is good. The singing in the production is good, although I have heard better voices play some of the roles in the past. That's really only a VERY minor flaw though, because the singing is actually VERY good, just not the BEST I've heard. That's the only reason I gave 4 stars rather than 5. I do prefer watching this production over previous ones that I liked the singing better on for better production reasons.I highly recommend buying this DVD even if you already own a different version of Pirates of Penzance. It's really a wonderful production. Anthony Warlow's new portrayal of The Pirate King alone is worth the full price of the DVD. Furthermore, it is a wonderful production as a whole.
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