Gilbert and Sullivan’s “THE MIKADO (or The Town of Titipu)” has become one of the most-performed pieces of musical theatre in history. As with many of their productions, the show which premiered at the Savoy Theatre in 1885, satirises aspects of Victorian Britain’s politics and aristocracy; cloaked behind a charming story set not in Britain, […]

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “THE MIKADO (or The Town of Titipu)” has become one of the most-performed pieces of musical theatre in history. As with many of their productions, the show which premiered at the Savoy Theatre in 1885, satirises aspects of Victorian Britain’s politics and aristocracy; cloaked behind a charming story set not in Britain, […]

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “THE MIKADO (or The Town of Titipu)” has become one of the most-performed pieces of musical theatre in history. As with many of their productions, the show which premiered at the Savoy Theatre in 1885, satirises aspects of Victorian Britain’s politics and aristocracy; cloaked behind a charming story set not in Britain, […]

The South Australian Light Opera Society’s next production is Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, directed by Maria Davis. One of the lesser known of the Savoy Operas, Iolanthe sees Gilbert taking aim at the political arena of the time, and being especially cruel to the House of Lords who he portrays as ineffective and unintelligent. Iolanthe […]

The South Australian Light Opera Society’s next production is Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, directed by Maria Davis. One of the lesser known of the Savoy Operas, Iolanthe sees Gilbert taking aim at the political arena of the time, and being especially cruel to the House of Lords who he portrays as ineffective and unintelligent. Iolanthe […]

The South Australian Light Opera Society’s next production is Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, directed by Maria Davis. One of the lesser known of the Savoy Operas, Iolanthe sees Gilbert taking aim at the political arena of the time, and being especially cruel to the House of Lords who he portrays as ineffective and unintelligent. Iolanthe […]

The South Australian Light Opera Society’s next production is Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, directed by Maria Davis. One of the lesser known of the Savoy Operas, Iolanthe sees Gilbert taking aim at the political arena of the time, and being especially cruel to the House of Lords who he portrays as ineffective and unintelligent. Iolanthe […]

The South Australian Light Opera Society’s next production is Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe, directed by Maria Davis. One of the lesser known of the Savoy Operas, Iolanthe sees Gilbert taking aim at the political arena of the time, and being especially cruel to the House of Lords who he portrays as ineffective and unintelligent. Iolanthe […]

Set in the Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris in 1880, the show opens at a colourful ball hosted by the pompous middle-aged ambassador, Baron Zeta (baritone, David Roberts).  The fate of their country is in the hands of the widow Madame Glavari (soprano, Kendall Geisler), a simple country girl who married a wealthy banker and, on […]

Set in the Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris in 1880, the show opens at a colourful ball hosted by the pompous middle-aged ambassador, Baron Zeta (baritone, David Roberts).  The fate of their country is in the hands of the widow Madame Glavari (soprano, Kendall Geisler), a simple country girl who married a wealthy banker and, on […]