The Pirates of Penzance

Melony Dodson talks with conductor, Joseph Mechavich and soprano, Hanna Brammer. Brammer sings the role of Mabel in Knoxville Opera's production of The Pirates of Penzance.

Operas and musicals have long provided an escape from the day-to-day and also, perhaps, from troubling times. Live theatre transports us to another time…