ArtsNational Canberra Guest: Jamie Hayes Lecture
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN: THEIR TOPSY-TURVEY WORLD
This lecture looks at these two remarkable Victorians and the birth of English comic opera. Their twenty-five-year partnership began in 1871, when the pair were brought together by the remarkably entrepreneurial theatre manager Richard D’Oyly Carte, with whom they collaborated on 14 unique comic operas.
Perhaps best known for The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and Iolanthe, Gilbert and Sullivan’s satirical brilliance still impresses today. Their success was unprecedented in the history of music theatre and their creativity inspired the likes of Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter as well as stimulating the growth of amateur companies.
This lecture looks at these two remarkable Victorians and the birth of English comic opera. Their twenty-five-year partnership began in 1871, when the pair were brought together by the remarkably entrepreneurial theatre manager Richard D’Oyly Carte, with whom they collaborated on 14 unique comic operas.
Perhaps best known for The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and Iolanthe, Gilbert and Sullivan’s satirical brilliance still impresses today. Their success was unprecedented in the history of music theatre and their creativity inspired the likes of Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter as well as stimulating the growth of amateur companies.
Tuesday 20 May 2025 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM (UTC+10)
Location
National Library of Australia
Parkes ACT 2600
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ArtsNational Canberra Guest: Jamie Hayes Lecture
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