tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post6650224865649820211..comments2023-10-29T09:53:52.702-06:00Comments on The Earthly Paradise: Edmonton Opera Presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of PenzanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-36243494026716564912010-03-15T19:57:11.267-06:002010-03-15T19:57:11.267-06:00Gilbert and Sullivan's operas are almost alway...Gilbert and Sullivan's operas are almost always at their best live. I had the inestimable pleasure of seeing HMS Pinafore live at the Savoy Theatre some years ago, and it was so amazing! <br /><br />It is an experience only equaled, for me, by actually performing in our local amateur productions. We just finished a production of The Gondoliers, which was such a joy to be in. I was in the chorus, and it was so much fun!Sphinxvictorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449864683506664769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-33479338765415061802010-02-16T03:15:32.553-07:002010-02-16T03:15:32.553-07:00Sounds like a great production. I think Gilbert an...Sounds like a great production. I think Gilbert and Sullivan span the boundary between opera and the modern musical. <br />My last opera experience was Turandot at the ENO a couple of months back an absolutely amazing riot on eyes and joy to the ears!Valentinahttp://www.toolbench.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-79484222723039923252010-02-12T11:11:22.307-07:002010-02-12T11:11:22.307-07:00I used to listen to Gilbert and Sullivan when I wa...I used to listen to Gilbert and Sullivan when I was little, singing along as though it were the most normal thing in the world for a child to be fan of. The fun life of an only child! <br /><br />I wasn't aware that your daughter had arrived!! Many congratulations and all the best of wishes!!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.com