Lamplighters Music Theatre presents

The Gondoliers

Gilbert & Sullivan's Venetian valentine

When
Fri Jan 20, 2012 - Sun Jan 29, 2012
Where
Multiple locations
Cost
$15 - $53
Tags
Theater, Musicals, Opera

Description

Greet the two kings, who, because of mistaken identity, have acquired three would-be queens! The sparkling, emerald Adriatic Sea… the sun-dappled, lazy waters of the Grand Canal… singing Gondoliers and Contadine… and the “Cachucha” danced at the Royal Court at Barataria make The Gondoliers a heart-warming Venetian valentine, wrapped in Sullivan’s most beautiful music and tied with one of Gilbert’s most fanciful libretti.

While most Gilbert & Sullivan operettas are strictly set within the confines of the composer’s home country of England, The Gondoliers score was widely influenced by a visit Sullivan made to Italy in 1888. Italian folk dances such as the tarantella and saltarello jostle with other vivacious national dances such as the cachucha (a fast gypsy dance from Spain) and operatic influences including Bellini, Bizet, Handel and Mozart. The entire score is sung in English.

More Info

Link
http://lamplighters.org/season.html#gondo
Call
415-978-2787
Call
415-978-2787 or 925-943-7469 (Box Office)
Email
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Schedule

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - LAM Research Theater
700 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
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Dean Lesher Center For the Arts
1601 Civic Dr
Walnut Creek, CA
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Location

  1. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - LAM Research Theater
    700 Howard St. , San Francisco, CA
  2. Dean Lesher Center For the Arts
    1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA