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May 4, 2023 · Thu May 04, 2023 at 6:40 pm. By Rick Perdian. Schyler Vargas, Tiler Peck, Christine Ebersole, Kaitlyn LaBaron, Nicole Eve Goldstein and Emy Zener in MasterVoices’ “Iolanthe” on Wednesday at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Toby Tenenbaum. Iolanthe was a perfect way to celebrate International Gilbert & Sullivan Day, even if the timing of this ...
May 10, 2023 · Review: MasterVoices' IOLANTHE Brightens Up Carnegie Hall. MasterVoices revived a 150-year-old classic with a full orchestrations, enormous chorus and a star-studded cast. By: Rebecca...
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May 3, 2023 · Read the reviews of “Iolanthe”. It is the members of MasterVoices, a volunteer chorus, and their supporters who make a production like this possible. With this performance of Iolanthe, they and their director again proved what an invaluable asset they are to New York’s artistic life. – New York Classical Review.
May 5, 2023 · Review: MasterVoices Shows that There's Still Life in Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE in the 21st Century. Broadway-Slanted Cast and Delightful Chorus and Orchestra under Ted Sperling Light Up...
- Making History
- Fairies, Peers, and Polish
- ‘Iolanthe’ in The 21st Century
First staged in 1882, Iolantheopened simultaneously in London and New York. The production at London’s new Savoy Theatre was the world’s first entirely electrically-lit theatrical production. The story, with its fairies, charms, and politicians, perhaps seemed appropriate for the debut of a “magical” new technology. Iolanthetook a wry look at male-...
MasterVoices (formerly the Collegiate Chorale) has long stood atop New York’s large ecosystem of volunteer choirs. It’s also easily large enough to project over an orchestra, especially the relatively small one that ably accompanied. The only significant hiccup was in the sequence when the Peers first appear. All the men of the choir emerged from b...
The supertitle display provided a bit of commentary as well, occasionally explaining now-obscure references sometimes in tongue-in-cheek style. Part of me wishes full-fledged G&S productions would always provide supertitles, as it can be hard to follow some of the lyrics, and Gilbert’s are, of course, unparalleled in cleverness. On the other hand, ...
- Jon Sobel
Oct 6, 2023 · Review. Iolanthe review – from Nadine Dorries to flying lords, the spiralling absurdity makes this a delight. Coliseum, London. Cal McCrystal’s joyous Gilbert and Sullivan staging returns to...
May 11, 2023 · All seemed to be thoroughly enjoying their Carnegie Hall outing. The 120-member Master Voices chorus and orchestra gave a glorious rendition of the 141 year old score. The seventh collaboration in the Gilbert and Sullivan canon, it is also famous for being the first new London premiere to be lit entirely by electricity.
