It’s been ten years since John made the first stage appearance of his life, after being drafted without audition, thanks to his sister Jean, GSVLOC Assistant Music Director, into the chorus of Princess Ida. Cast as a pirate (and understudy to Ruth) in The Pirates of Penzance at the tender age of twelve (her voice was lower than most of the males her age), Deb Haas was bitten by the G&S bug too early to deny its siren song. "Iolanthe", or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances. Eric’s first G&S experience was in 1963 as Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard. She appears and promises to support her son. The beloved fairy Iolanthe, who arranged the fairies' songs and dances, committed the capital crime (under fairy law) of marrying a mortal man. [17], The opera's premiere was received by an enthusiastic audience and earned critical praise,[18] although there was general agreement that the second act needed some trimming. The peers ask the fairies to stop Strephon's mischief, stating that the House of Peers is not susceptible of any improvement ("When Britain really ruled the waves"). Julia has performed in various other musical theater productions with Morris Park Players, Chameleon Theatre, and the Northfield Arts Guild. Maggie is very happy to be in her first GSVLOC production! • Phyllis and Strephon wish to marry, but as Phyllis is a ward of court she requires the Lord Chancellor’s permission. Burgess, Michael. Phyllis and Strephon ask Iolanthe to plead with the Lord Chancellor to allow their marriage, for "none can resist your fairy eloquence." He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse this past December with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance and Cultural Anthropology. He wants to marry her, but, although Phyllis also loves Strephon, she has a dilemma - she is so beautiful that all of the House of Lords, as well as her guardian, the Lord Chancellor, are also desirous of marrying her. Iolanthe is a softer version of Yolanda, and is the kind of multi-syllabic classical name once considered too weighty for a modern baby girl, but now within the realm of possibility--this one as a dramatic twist on Violet . Stephen’s lifelong passion for Gilbert & Sullivan began in the eighth grade, when he was cast as Sir Joseph Porter in his middle school’s production of H.M.S. This love only grew as Sarah began to perform, most recently as Angelina in Trial by Jury. He also sings regularly in other groups, including the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Choral Society and the Heinrich Schütz Winetasting Homeschool, as well as singing along with his player piano. Over the next two months, Sullivan met Gilbert to discuss the libretto as more lyrics were completed. Disappointed, Strephon calls on Iolanthe for help. Arcadia was a legendary site of rural perfection, first described by the Ancient Greeks, that was a popular setting for writers of the 19th century. [30] Much of his "fairy" music pays deliberate homage to the incidental music written by Felix Mendelssohn for an 1842 production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Really. A former student of the Xavier Institute, Katie Atkinson is a mutant with fairy-like wings that enable her to fly. She also enjoys occasionally dressing up in her left shark costume, working on her night cheese and inserting obscure pop culture references into each of her biographies. On the first night Alice Barnett, as the Queen of the Fairies, sang the verses directly to Captain Shaw, who was sitting in the centre of the stalls. This is Jerry’s first show with the GSVLOC … and first opera to boot! [36] In an unprecedented first for any play, the New York premiere was given on the same date – 25 November 1882, with the composer's assistant, Alfred Cellier, conducting there. Kaitlin is thrilled to be making her GSVLOC debut and to take the stage with such a delightful group of people. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. CELIA LEILA FLETA. Looking at the melting snowdrifts, she saw the crystal courts of the Fairies. In addition to appearing on stage, Stephen also serves as the GSVLOC’s Producer. Scott has come to a point in his on-stage career where he’s actually close to the age of the characters he’s played since he was fourteen, when he played the town drunk. 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