The Sorcerer is minor Gilbert & Sullivan. It was the first full-length 'Savoy opera', although they'd done a Christmas pantomime (Thespis) and they didn't really take off as powerhouses until their next show, HMS Pinafore. But there is much to like about Sorcerer, especially its tuneful score. My friend Gary Slavin is a very talented …
Month: May 2022
Hernias and Spiked Teapots
Some bitzies to get you caught up before I describe this bizarro 4-day weekend. Let's see: We've been rehearsing for next weekend's QUO concert. A few weeks ago, we had an organizational kerfuffle where our wonderful assistant conductor up and quit. She raised some valid concerns about how the orchestra deals with trans and non-binary …
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