Lamplighters Present Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers at YBC
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater (700 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103)
- Full Price:
- $45.00 - $48.00
- Our Price:
- $24.50 - $27.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers have expired.
The last date listed for Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers was Saturday January 21, 2012 / 2:00pm.
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Convenient to transit, no need to drive and park
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As you like
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10 Goldstar Member Reviews
Marion Hazzard
It was a lovely show but I must say that I had a problem with the seating as there was no handrail. I noticed other senior citizens were having similar troubles!Written on Jan 24 2012
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A lesser G & S operetta. It was done about as well as could be done. Orchestra perfection. Chorus clear, in tune, and in time. Lead singers quite good plus a first-rate Grand Inquisitor.Written on Jan 24 2012
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Music was delightful, singers very good, costumes quite elaborate....just a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours.Written on Jan 23 2012
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Description
Greet the two kings, who, because of mistaken identity, have acquired three would-be queens! The sparkling, emerald Adriatic Sea… the sun-dappled, lazy waters of the Grand Canal… singing Gondoliers and Contadine… and the “Cachucha” danced at the Royal Court at Barataria make The Gondoliers a heartwarming Venetian valentine, wrapped in Sullivan’s most beautiful music and tied with one of Gilbert’s most fanciful libretti.
While most Gilbert & Sullivan operettas are strictly set within the confines of the composer’s home country of England, The Gondoliers score was widely influenced by a visit Sullivan made to Italy in 1888. Italian folk dances such as the tarantella and saltarello jostle with other vivacious national dances such as the cachucha (a fast gypsy dance from Spain) and operatic influences including Bellini, Bizet, Handel and Mozart. The entire score is sung in English.
The Gondoliers involves a pair of handsome Venetian gondola oarsmen and a mix up of identities at birth. Along the way to resolving the confusion, Gilbert skewers issues of social equality and the class system with his usual brilliant wit and groundbreaking lyrics. When The Gondoliers premiered in London in 1889, it was given the highest critical acclaim from local media and from England’s Queen Victoria herself, who was so moved that she wrote extensively in her personal diary of the show’s inescapable charm. One journalist reviewing the production wrote, plainly, “It is not opera or play. It is simply entertainment – the most exquisite entertainment we have ever seen.”
About the Ticket Supplier: Lamplighters
Lamplighters Music Theatre is one of the oldest continuously performing theatres in the Bay Area, and the only year-round musical theatre company in San Francisco. Since the company's founding in 1952, they have produced the entire Gilbert and Sullivan canon as well as other light opera and musical theatre classics.