`Oaks Chamber singers to present comic operata




Bonnie Bowder

Bonnie Bowder


The Oaks Chamber Singers will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta "The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty" at 7:30 p.m. Sun., May 15 in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.


This musical satire features "the usual perplexities of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas, with hyperbole, confusion, betrayal, love and resolution," according to lyric coloratura soprano Bonnie Bowden, who will portray Mabel in this production.


Bowden has been recognized for her "beautiful lyric quality and the virtuosity with which she performs," according to musical director of the ensemble, Annette Murphy, who added that another of the ensemble’s "all stars," Robert West, will weave the story around the music "in a beautiful mosaic of wit and cryptic insights into the plots."


Tickets range from $17 to $20 and are available at the Civic Arts Plaza box office by calling (805) 449-2787. For more information visit the organization’s website at www.OaksChamberSingers.com and www.BonnieBowden.com.


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