Gilbert & Sullivan Festival hits the stage in Gettysburg
Event marks largest celebration of renowned theater group in North America
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 1/18/2011
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CONTACT:
Rich Wiley
Festival Director
The Gilbert & Sullivan Festival
(717) 683-2328
rich.wiley@gs-festival.co.uk
Tickets are on sale now for the 2011 International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Gettysburg, Pa. - the most comprehensive event yet on the North American continent celebrating the comic operas of the British creative duo of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
The festival runs from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, July 3, with all events at the historic Majestic Theater in Downtown Gettysburg.
Of the 13 comic operas written by Gilbert & Sullivan, nine full-scale productions will be presented by leading Gilbert & Sullivan performing groups from America and Great Britain.
“We’re very proud to have come so far so fast by announcing this exciting display of Gilbert & Sullivan in Gettysburg,” says Rich Wiley, festival director. “Our performing groups responded very well with a great variety of offerings.”
The Festival will include perennial favorites like “The Pirates of Penzance,” “HMS Pinafore” and “The Mikado.” Audiences will also be treated to some of Gilbert & Sullivan’s other works like “Iolanthe,” “Patience,” “Ruddigore” and “The Yeomen of the Guard,” as well.
“We hope that American and Canadian Gilbert & Sullivan enthusiasts, as well as all opera lovers, will experience this veritable feast of performances that we’re delivering and try something new,” says festival artistic director, Ian Smith. “We’re offering some of the best performing groups in the country.”
The festival will open Friday, June 24, with a Grand Opening Victorian Concert Spectacular not only highlighting Gilbert & Sullivan, but also music from other Victorian-era operettas. The concert will feature the National Festival Orchestra from northern England, Charles Court Opera and The Victorian Dance Ensemble.
The 2010 Festival drew an audience from 24 states, Washington DC, Canada and England. Almost 2,500 tickets were sold to performances and events over an eight-day period.
According to Smith, “If you’re a fan of Gilbert & Sullivan, opera or the performing arts, this is the most extensive event that you’ll ever experience. It will be hard to top this one year after year. But we will.”
For more information about the Festival or to download a brochure, visit www.gsfestivals.org.
Tickets for the International Gilbert & Sullivan Tickets can be purchased by calling the Majestic Theater Box Office at (717) 337-8200 or online at www.gettysburgmajestic.org.
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