Gilbert & Sullivan is simply pure joy. It’s innocent merriment that always puts a smile on your face and is sure to lighten the spirit. The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival opens in Buxton Opera House from Saturday 30 July to Saturday 6 August and includes a feast of fabulous, unmissable productions. The must-see show of the week is Utopia…
The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival is delighted to have been awarded a grant of £120,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future….
Charles Court Opera are coming out of lockdown with an outdoor staging of their five star, award-winning ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’, and a summer G&S concert. To book: www.charlescourtopera.com Festival regulars Charles Court Opera – ‘the masters of G&S in small spaces’ – are to come out of lockdown with a special outdoor staging of their award-winning production of ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ at…
Never let it be said that the Festival doesn’t move at the speed of light! The article below was published in our November Newsletter in 2009! It only took eleven years and a global pandemic to get the project off the ground, but we are delighted that today we are able to present G&S Opera TV! (Some parts of the…
The world famous International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival has signed a new three year contract to secure its future in Harrogate through to and including 2021. “Hopefully this is good news for our global G&S family of supporters,” said Ian. “Now we need your continued support in promoting future festival to friends, relations and groups you may be connected with…
Rachel Harland will direct this year’s Festival Youth Production of The Pirates of Penzance. Rachel is a classically trained soprano and has performed in Belgium, UK, Australia, USA and Canada as a recitalist and for opera companies including Opera Holland Park, Carl Rosa Opera, Royal Opera La Monnaie and The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company. Rachel is creative director of her own singing workshops company…
The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company will open its 2018 season in Buxton Opera House on Tuesday 31st July and start the celebrations rolling for the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival’s 25th Anniversary – just where it all began in 1994. Theatregoers have a fantastic week of Gilbert & Sullivan treats in store in one of the most stunning…
The Sullivan Overtures, performed by The National Festival Orchestra Introduced by Dr David Russell Hulme and conducted by James Hendry 2.30pm – 17th August – The Royal Hall Harrogate Maestro James Hendry, an outstanding young conductor fresh from the Royal Opera House holds the baton for a very special performance of the Gilbert & Sullivan Overtures played by the…