Soprano turns swashbuckler: Boyle to take Pirates role

Dublin soprano Claudia Boyle has cemented her reputation as a top-class international soprano by being confirmed for the lead female role of Mabel in award-winning director Mike Leigh’s The Pirates of Penzance. It will be broadcast live from London’s

Claudia Boyle is to play Mabel in a Mike Leigh production of the Pirates of Penzance, which will be broadcast to cinemas in Britain and Ireland on May 19

The English National Opera’s production in cinematic HD, will be broadcast live on May 19 in cinemas across Britain and Ireland, and selected cinemas worldwide.

Leigh, one of Britain’s premier film ...