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NYGASP's 'Mikado' is replete with clever updates, but its rich flowering of stage basics is what makes it a great Gilbert and Sullivan production.
Read More »Operetta Review: ‘The Mikado’ from the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
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Operetta Review: ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ from the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
With standout voices and vivid numbers, perfectly comedic costumes and musical hijinks, Albert Bergeret's glorious staging made this 'Pirates' a joy from start to finish.
Read More »Opera Review (Singapore): Another Murder on the Orient Express by Bellepoque
This pastiche-operetta (Offenbach, Bizet, G&S) provided intimate, entertaining "comfort theatre" during the monsoon season.
Read More »CD Review: Cast Album – Ciivilization and its Discontents
1978 Civilization and Its Discontents cast album is a blend of musical genres.
Read More »Music Review: Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia – Frere Jacques: Round About Offenbach
Trovesi and Coscia's latest collaboration is one of the finest records ECM has released this year.
Read More »Music Review: The Merry Widow, 1964 Lincoln Center Cast Recording
A classic Lincoln Center cast recording, available for download, features a cast that understands what operetta is all about and knows how to perform it.
Read More »Music Review: The Chocolate Soldier Studio Cast Recording
This 1958 cast recording resurrects Oscar Straus' operetta based on Shaw's Arms and the Man.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Gilbert & Sullivan’s Utopia, Limited
Strangely appropriate for our times, this biting satire, shot through with almost grating cynicism, still has many delights.
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