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    What's the name of the operetta in which one of the main protagonists was born on the 29th of February ?

    Question #128960. Asked by merrijig. (Jan 14 13 1:32 AM)


    mctavish99

    		That would be the Gilbert and Sullivan piece "The Pirates of Penzance".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance

    "The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. .... Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years."

    Jan 14 13, 2:02 AM
    davejacobs

    		One of the weakest of many weak Gilbertian plots. How can Frederick have passed the previous 20 years without realising the significance of his birthday?

    Jan 14 13, 6:39 AM

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