Most people know Patricia Routledge as the unforgettable Hyacinth “It’s pronounced Bouquet!” Bucket from the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. But years before that, she was wowing audiences on stage with her operatic voice and comic brilliance. 🎭 In 1980, Routledge joined a legendary production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at New York’s Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Filmed live, the cast was stacked: Kevin Kline swaggering as the Pirate King, Linda Ronstadt making her stag

🎭✨ “I Want to Sing in Opera” — and she truly could. Before Hyacinth Bucket made her a household name, Dame Patricia Routledge was already a powerhouse of stage and song — a classically trained mezzo-soprano with a voice as commanding as her comedy. Long before Keeping Up Appearances, she conquered the world of musical theatre — winning a Tony Award for Darling of the Day and an Olivier Award for her dazzling turn in Candide. Leonard Bernstein even composed songs especially for her. Elegant, wit

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