The Pirates of Penzance

Summary

The Pirates of Penzance is a dramatico-musical work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,498 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Pirates of Penzance's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work^[3].
• The Pirates of Penzance's composer is recorded as Arthur Sullivan^[4].
• The Pirates of Penzance's librettist is recorded as W. S. Gilbert^[5].
• The Pirates of Penzance's genre is comic opera^[6].
• The Pirates of Penzance's discography is recorded as The Pirates of Penzance discography^[7].
• The Pirates of Penzance's Commons category is recorded as The Pirates of Penzance^[8].
• The Pirates of Penzance's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Pirates of Penzance's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• The Pirates of Penzance was released on 1850^[11].
• The Pirates of Penzance's date of first performance is recorded as December 29, 1879^[12].
• The Pirates of Penzance's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'}^[13].
• The Pirates of Penzance's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q421744', 'amount': '+2'}^[14].
• The Pirates of Penzance's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[15].
• The Pirates of Penzance's form of creative work is recorded as opera^[16].
• The Pirates of Penzance's form of creative work is recorded as operetta^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Opera^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: cd6f30e2-34b0-40e2-9e40-989351bd9b11^[19]

Why It Matters

The Pirates of Penzance ranks in the top 4% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,498 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]