Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa - Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza (1566-1614) was one of music’s most unique composers, admired to this day for his adventurous harmonic innovation and word painting. Writing mostly for a cappella choirs (without accompaniment), his setting of liturgical text was both unusual and controversial.

Added to this, his personal life was dramatic and violent. Finding his wife, Donna Maria d'Avalos, in fragrante delicto with the Duke of Andria he had them both murdered, mutilated their corpses and had their remains hung from the balcony of his apartments. Stricken by the violence of this event he instructed his servants to repeatedly tie him down and flog his servants to repeatedly tie him down and flog him.

Secret Opera

The University of Western Australia

Hurrah for The Pirate King! Gilbert and Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre for a romp across the high seas and to the Motherland.

Bursting with much-loved music, the score will leave you grinning with classics including ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘Poor Wandering One’ and ‘I am the Pirate King’.

The Pirates of Penzance

His Majesty's Theatre

Hurrah for The Pirate King! Gilbert and Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre for a timeless romp across the high seas and to the Motherland.

Bursting with much-loved music, the score will leave you grinning through the classics including ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘Poor Wandering One’ and ‘I am the Pirate King’.

Andrew Foote

Events

Past events

1 - 4 May, 2025

Secret Opera · West Australian Opera

Mar 28 - Apr 5, 2025

The Pirates of Penzance · West Australian Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Major General in The Pirates of Penzance by Sullivan

West Australian Opera

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