Historical December 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ traditional holiday production is back!
The Gondoliers, Gilbert and Sullivan’s lively operetta, sails onto the stage of Edison Theatre for fourteen performances beginning Friday, December 26th, and continuing through Sunday, January 11th. Produced by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in conjunction with Washington University, The Gondoliers is a spirited production to be enjoyed by the entire family. Matinee performances of The Gondoliers are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on December 28, and on January 3, 4,10, and 11. Evening performances are scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on December 26, 27, 30 and 31, and January 2, 3, 6, 9, and 10.
All performances are at Edison Theatre located in Washington University’s Mallinckrodt Center on Forsyth between Big Bend and Skinker Boulevards. Tickets priced from $6 to $28 may be purchased at the Opera Theatre Box Office located in the Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road, on the campus of Webster University, or may be charged to MasterCard, Visa, or American Express by calling (314) 961-0644. Groups of 15 or more receive a 20% discount. Box Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
On performance dates, tickets may be purchased at the Opera Theatre Box Office at Edison Theatre beginning two hours prior to curtain.
The Gondoliers, set in Venice in 1750, is vintage Gilbert & Sullivan, brimming with amorous foibles, mistaken identities, and goodnatured satire.
The operetta is filled with enchanting songs both comic and sentimental. Gilbert’s arch wit and Sullivan’s beautiful melodies shine throughout this delightful tale of Spanish gentry Italian peasant girls, and, of course, handsome Venetian gondolieri. Opera Theatre’s Artistic Director, Britishborn Colin Graham will stage the production. Mr. Graham has directed more than twenty Opera Theatre productions, including previous holiday presentations of H. M. S. Pinafore (1981), The Pirates of Penzance (1982), ‘and The Mikado (1984).
His work has also been seen at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and many other leading international houses.
The Gondoliers is generously sponsored in part by the Southwestern Bell Foundation with additional support from The Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Trust. – Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is a funded member of the Arts and Educational Council of Greater St. Louis, and receives financial assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; and the Regional Arts Commission.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1986.
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