HMS Pinafore like you’ve never seen — or heard — before!

HMS Pinafore like you’ve never seen — or heard — before!

This winter, Edmonton Opera transports you to the roaring 20s with a spectacular new production of HMS Pinafore! Featuring original jazz re-orchestrations by Ed Windels (including a jazz band on stage) and foot-taping choreography, this luxury liner will take you on the musical voyage of a lifetime. Book your tickets to board the Pinafore before she reaches capacity!

In this interview, Herriot gives you a teaser of what to expect from Pinafore and introduces some of our talented cast!

After winning audiences’ hearts with Cinderella last season, director Robert Herriot is back to steer our jazzy new production of HMS Pinafore! Herriot will bring his knack for comic timing, energetic staging, and thrilling spectacle into this never-seen-before revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s worldwide favourite operetta.

In this interview, Herriot gives you a teaser of what to expect from Pinafore and introduces some of our talented cast!

Enjoy your first look at the costumes that will be flaunted by passengers and crew on board the HMS Pinafore!

Last week, Edmonton Opera’s resident costume designer Deanna Finnman unveiled her stunning designs for HMS Pinafore. Set in one of the most glamorous decades for fashion, this 1920s Pinafore will include flapper dresses, fancy accessories, and stylish Navy uniforms.

Enjoy your first look at the costumes that will be flaunted by passengers and crew on board the HMS Pinafore!

Listen to the HMS Pinafore overture

The overture for HMS Pinafore is one of the most widely known — have a listen and get in the nautical spirit before you hop aboard! For our production, the overture will also include jazz arrangements by New York-based composer and orchestrator Ed Windels. 

Join us for Opera Brunch

On Sunday, January 21, join us for a delectable brunch at the Royal Glenora Club followed by performances from the cast of HMS Pinafore including soprano Vanessa Oude-Reimerink (last seen in Carmen) and baritone Geoffrey Sirett (Elektra). Limited tickets remain!

Single tickets and season tickets to Don Giovanni, HMS Pinafore, and Lilies are now available! To get the best seats, call our box office at 780.429.1000

Season tickets from $99
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