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“A Life on the Ocean Wave”: The Story of Henry Russell Revisted

kevin — Sat, 02 May 2026 19:43:47 +0000

In 2007, English writer, music historian, lecturer, and broadcaster Andrew Lamb self-published a fascinating biography of the “entertainer” Henry Russell

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“The Sorcerer” at Wilton’s Music Hall in London

kevin — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:25:03 +0000

Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘comic opera’ The Sorcerer is a comparatively early work, coming between Trial By Jury and HMS Pinafore and

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No Laughs Left: Gothic Opera Presents “Rip Van Winkle”

kevin — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:25:34 +0000

In 1878 The Chimes of Normandy became the ‘hit’ musical show in London, running for over 700 performances, which was

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Vive la Révolution: Offenbach’s “Belle Lurette” at New Sussex Opera

kevin — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:34:10 +0000

New Sussex Opera is a self-funding organisation in the south-east of England that specialises in performing rarely heard operas and

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Welcome to the Fifties: “The Yeomen of the Guard” at ENO

kevin — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:15:31 +0000

Forever branded as Gilbert and Sullivan’s “serious” comic opera, The Yeomen of the Guard is in fact a skilful blend

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G&S’s “Patience” Presented by Charles Court Opera in an Updated Version

kevin — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:17:36 +0000

Charles Court Opera has been described as one of the leading and most versatile chamber music theatre companies in the

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“America in the French Imaginary” – A New Book That Sadly Forgets Operetta

kevin — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 19:27:03 +0000

“Music in Society and Culture” 1789-1914 we are informed on the cover of this new book. And then: “Following the

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Rediscovering Marcel Lattès’ Swing Operetta “Le Diable à Paris” (1927)

kevin — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:37:18 +0000

I knew that I should enjoy this 1927 French operetta directly after I read Richard Traubner’s dismissal of Marcel Lattès

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An 18th Century Operetta Composer? First Recording Of Charles Dibdin’s “The Wags”

kevin — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:54:41 +0000

Charles Dibdin is often thought of, assuming he is thought of at all, as one of the links between the

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Kurt Gänzl’s “Gilbert and Sullivan: The Players and the Plays”

kevin — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:15:40 +0000

I feel very honoured and flattered to have been asked to write about the most important book to be written

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Curtain Raisers: “Les Deux Aveugles” and “Cox and Box” At Wilton’s Music Hall

kevin — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:15:27 +0000

Opera della Luna, under the artistic direction of Jeff Clarke, has built a well-deserved reputation for staging inventive productions of

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Live In Buxton: The 27th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

kevin — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:17:26 +0000

The 27th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival takes place at Buxton every year, before moving on to Harrogate. International even

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