We are currently seeking a baritone (vocal range G2-G4) to perform the principal role of Strephon in our 80th Anniversary production of Iolanthe. Rehearsals take place on Mondays and Thursdays (with some additional times closer to performance dates) from 7:30-10:00pm in Glen Rock and Ridgewood, NJ (both down the street from train stations and bus stops for transportation to NYC).
A stipend will be provided (to be discussed between the performer and the Board of Directors before accepting the role).
Current performance schedule:
Saturday, November 4 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 5 at 3:00pm
Sunday, November 12 at 3:00pm
Sunday, November 19 at 3:00pm
Sunday, November 26 at 3:00pm
To submit yourself for consideration, please email ridgewoodgands@gmail.com with a current picture and resume. If able, please also include a recent recording of you singing in English (G&S is always preferred, but not required). Once you submit, we will get back to you with further information!
Iolanthe
Directed by Michael Blatt
Music directed by Laura Ravotti
Since its sparkling 1882 premiere at London’s new Savoy Theatre (the first to be fitted with electric lights, making all manner of magical effects possible), the fantastical satire Iolanthe has delighted audiences with its clever combination of romance, humor, political satire, and the memorable musical numbers that made Gilbert and Sullivan household names. In the opera, the fairy Iolanthe has been banished from fairyland because she married a mortal; this forbidden by fairy law. Her son, Strephon, is an Arcadian shepherd who wants to marry Phyllis, a Ward of Chancery. All the members of the House of Peers also want to marry Phyllis. When Phyllis sees Strephon hugging a young woman, she assumes the worst and sets off a climactic confrontation between the peers and the fairies. The opera satirizes many aspects of British government, law and society. The confrontation between the fairies and the peers is a version of one of Gilbert’s favorite themes: a tranquil civilization of women is disrupted by a male-dominated world through the discovery of mortal love.
For more information on our company and production, visit ridgewoodgands.org.
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