SEEKING PERFORMERS & MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR NEW G&S OPERA PREMIERING AT HARROGATE G&S FESTIVAL “The Ladies of Gilbert & Sullivan,” a new opera inspired by the G&S Comic Operas, will celebrate its UK premiere on August 19th as part of the International G&S Festival’s Fringe Programme. We are still seeking four male performers and one female performer to bring this new opera to life. Each singer-actor portrays a founder/original performer of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, and sings iconic roles from all twelve of the full G&S operas in two hours. We are also seeking dedicated chorus members, each to understudy one of the twelve principal roles. In addition, we are seeking a music director. Final casting will be announced in late May. Cast members will be sent the full script/score, as well as the video of the US premiere, to review before the Festival. The UK premiere of “The Ladies of Gilbert & Sullivan” will be an on-book concert version – no costumes/props and very simple staging. We will have morning rehearsals on August 14th and 15th, and one full day of rehearsals on August 18th. The performance will be on August 19th (Harrogate Crown Hotel,10:30am-12:30pm). Performers’ solos and lines are expected to be memorised, while chorus numbers will be fully on-book. This is the trailer from the US premiere: https://youtube/watch?v=3QwTEdC3YDg ==================================================== ROLES AVAILABLE [1] Arthur Sullivan – comic tenor (Dr. Daly in Sorcerer; Sir Joseph Porter in Pinafore; Grosvenor in Patience; Nanki-Poo in Mikado; Meryll in Yeomen) [2] George Power – tenor (Alexis in Sorcerer; Ralph Rackstraw in Pinafore; Cyril in Princess Ida; Robin in Ruddigore; Calynx in Utopia) [3] Louis, the Valet – baritone (Boatswain in Pinafore; Major in Patience; Florian in Princess Ida; Ko-Ko in Mikado; Luiz in Gondoliers) [4] Richard Temple – bass-baritone (Sir Marmaduke in Sorcerer; Dick Deadeye in Pinafore; Duke in Patience; Hilarion in Princess Ida; Pooh-Bah in Mikado; Fairfax in Yeomen; Duke in Grand Duke) [5] Sybil Grey – mezzo-soprano (Ella in Patience; Fleta in Iolanthe; Sacharissa in Princess Ida; Peep-Bo in Mikado; Lisa in Grand Duke) Note: certain G&S characters are speaking-only (like Duke in Patience); performers will only sing characters in their voice category ROLES ALREADY CAST [1] W.S. Gilbert – comic baritone - CAST (Captain Corcoran in Pinafore; Major General in Pirates; King Hildebrand in Princess Ida; Mikado in Mikado; Jack Point in Yeomen; King Paramount in Utopia; Ludwig in Grand Duke) [2] Richard D’Oyly Carte – bass-baritone - CAST (Bill Bobstay in Pinafore; Bunthorne in Patience; Pish-Tush in Mikado; Wilfred in Yeomen; Duke in Gondoliers; Ernest in Grand Duke) [3] Leonora Braham – soprano - CAST (Aline in Sorcerer; Josephine in Pinafore; Patience in Patience; Leila in Iolanthe; Ida in Princess Ida; Yum-Yum in Mikado; Rose in Ruddigore; Zara in Utopia) [4] Isabel Jay – soprano - CAST (Saphir in Patience; Celia in Iolanthe; Psyche in Princess Ida; Elsie in Yeomen; Casilda in Gondoliers; Julia in Grand Duke) [5] Jessie Bond – mezzo-soprano - CAST (Constance in Sorcerer; Hebe in Pinafore; Angela in Patience; Iolanthe in Iolanthe; Melissa in Princess Ida; Pitti-Sing in Mikado; Margaret inRuddigore; Phoebe in Yeomen) [6] Rosina Brandram – contralto - CAST (Buttercup in Pinafore; Fairy Queen in Iolanthe; Blanche in Princess Ida; Baroness in Grand Duke) [7] Helen Lenoir – contralto - CAST (Mrs. Partlet in Sorcerer; Jane in Patience; Katisha in Mikado; Duchess in Gondoliers) ==================================================== To audition, please contact ladiesofgs@gmail for further information.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 06:15:33 +0000
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