Published on Sunday, December 11, 2011 by Kenny Lacey The most frequently played Gilbert and Sullivan opera is The Pirates of Penzance, a light comedy opera. In December 1879, the show had its official premiere in the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. It was an instant success. In London on 3rd April 1880, it's first UK production was presented at the Opera Comique. Amongst many modernised productions of the play since t...