Professional bridesmaids, a character who converses in biblical verse and a village called Rederring! Gilbert & Sullivan’s 10th collaboration, The Ghosts of Ruddigore, sees the continuation of the pair’s comic brilliance. Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney are bringing to life this hilarious parody of Victorian melodrama in a production with a 25 piece orchestra that has some…
Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney presents The Gondoliers – arguably the funniest, most popular and toe-tappingly tuneful of all the Savoy operettas, it is the timeless comic tale of love conquering just about every imaginable obstacle. It’s 18th century Venice and two very popular gondoliers, Marco and Guiseppe, must disappoint their new brides Tessa and…
A new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic two-act operetta HMS Pinafore comes to Sydney in September. One of the most popular musicals ever written, HMS Pinafore was the fourth collaboration between composer Sir Arthur Sullivan and his librettist Sir William Gilbert. A brilliant send-up of the British class system – with ample current satirical references! – ‘Pinafore’ was…