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What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks for July

Dana Wen — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:30:28 +0000

The glorious Seattle summer has finally arrived, and with it comes a treasure trove of light-hearted and fun classical concerts. Experience the joy of live music outdoors at one of several concerts in local parks, or cool off with some chamber music favorites.

In Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe, a Preposterous Clash of Fairies and Noblemen

Philippa Kiraly — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:04:32 +0000

Iolanthe of course contains all the G&S stock characters including the gentleman who sings pattersongs. Seattle G&S is fortunate to have two singers who are as good at this as any I have heard in many decades of G&S attendance: Dave Ross and John Brookes have that essential dry baritone and ability to get tongue-twisting words out clearly.

A “Thoroughly Enjoyable” Ruddigore from Seattle’s Gilbert & Sullivan Society

Philippa Kiraly — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:15:39 +0000

Always overshadowed by its predecessor, The Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore is nevertheless thoroughly enjoyable, expecially in Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s current strong production (through July 30 at Bagley Wright Theatre; tickets: 206-682-0796 or online).

Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore and the Crime-A-Day Curse (Preview)

Philippa Kiraly — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:52:37 +0000

The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society's production of Ruddigore runs weekends, July 15 to July 30, for eleven performances at Bagley Wright Theatre (tickets $40 regular, with discounts for senior citizens and under-18). Ruddigore is the only G&S with an inherited curse and ghosts who come to life from their painted portraits, and as usual in Seattle’s annual offering, this production is replete with imaginative touches impossible in the 1880s.