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Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney are selling Cakes at Bunnings Artarmon TODAY (Sunday, 7 May 2017)
to raise money for our next show - Pirates of Penzance. Please come out and support us!
to raise money for our next show - Pirates of Penzance. Please come out and support us!
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Congratulations to the Principal Cast of Pirates of Penzance!
A very big thanks for everyone who auditioned for Pirates! The competition for principal roles was fierce this year; with an incredible level of talent demonstrated by all. We are very pleased to announce the principal cast:
MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY Mitch Bryson
THE PIRATE KING Chris Lewis
SAMUEL (his Lieutenant) Andrew Dickson / Joshua Knight (double-cast)
FREDERIC (the Pirate Apprentice) Spencer Darby; Bill Sunderland (understudy)
SERGEANT OF POLICE Toby Page
(General Stanley's Daughters)
MABEL Sylvie-Louise Woods; Sarah Arnold (understudy)
EDITH Laura Griffin
KATE Angelique Tot
ISABEL Holly Champion
RUTH (a Pirate Maid of all Work) Zoe Arthur; Kate Mannix (understudy)
THE PIRATE KING Chris Lewis
SAMUEL (his Lieutenant) Andrew Dickson / Joshua Knight (double-cast)
FREDERIC (the Pirate Apprentice) Spencer Darby; Bill Sunderland (understudy)
SERGEANT OF POLICE Toby Page
(General Stanley's Daughters)
MABEL Sylvie-Louise Woods; Sarah Arnold (understudy)
EDITH Laura Griffin
KATE Angelique Tot
ISABEL Holly Champion
RUTH (a Pirate Maid of all Work) Zoe Arthur; Kate Mannix (understudy)
Are you interested in becoming a New Chorus Member
for Pirates of Penzance?
Contact us
and come to Rehearsal 1 on 13 June 2017!
for all cast will be held on Tuesday 13 June 2017, commencing at 7:30 pm,
at the Parish Hall, St Francis Xavier Church, 17 Mackenzie St, Lavender Bay (North Sydney).
Rehearsals will then be every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
at the Parish Hall, St Francis Xavier Church, 17 Mackenzie St, Lavender Bay (North Sydney).
Rehearsals will then be every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
G&S Opera Sydney are excited to announce
the Stage Director for this season's production of
The Pirates of Penzance
ABOUT VICTORIA WATSON
Victoria Watson has over thirty-five years’ experience as a director, music director, performer, teacher and writer on music and theatre. In 2015, she directed a highly successful season of Mozart’s comedy of relationships Cosi fan tutte for Operantics at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney.
In Melbourne, she appeared regularly as a principal and ensemble artist with the Victoria State Opera. As both artistic director and performer, Victoria toured and performed extensively with chamber ensembles The Aspidistra Quartet, The Apollo Ensemble and Divertimento, and in Sydney for the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Australia Club. She brought a strong theatricality to these groups, and often featured the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and their contemporaries.
In Sydney, she has performed with Opera Australia and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She was artistic director of a major opera education project for Opera Australia for over ten years, introducing teenagers to opera. In 2014, she was vocal coach and assistant music director for the New Theatre’s sellout season of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.
An accomplished pianist and stagecraft coach, Victoria has lectured in voice at the major universities in Melbourne, and at UNSW, UWS and NIDA in Sydney. She has also taught at Ascham, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Barker College and Wenona School. She is a published author on opera and a popular freelance lecturer on opera and music theatre. She currently runs a busy Vocal Studio in Artarmon, Sydney.
Victoria is very active on social media as an advocate for Australian singers worldwide through the popular Bel Canto page on Facebook, and as the artistic director of Belcantosong Australia.
Celebrating a lifetime admiration and love for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, Victoria (most aptly named!) is thrilled to be directing for Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney one of their most rollicking, witty and timeless works - The Pirates of Penzance!
Victoria Watson has over thirty-five years’ experience as a director, music director, performer, teacher and writer on music and theatre. In 2015, she directed a highly successful season of Mozart’s comedy of relationships Cosi fan tutte for Operantics at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney.
In Melbourne, she appeared regularly as a principal and ensemble artist with the Victoria State Opera. As both artistic director and performer, Victoria toured and performed extensively with chamber ensembles The Aspidistra Quartet, The Apollo Ensemble and Divertimento, and in Sydney for the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Australia Club. She brought a strong theatricality to these groups, and often featured the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and their contemporaries.
In Sydney, she has performed with Opera Australia and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She was artistic director of a major opera education project for Opera Australia for over ten years, introducing teenagers to opera. In 2014, she was vocal coach and assistant music director for the New Theatre’s sellout season of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.
An accomplished pianist and stagecraft coach, Victoria has lectured in voice at the major universities in Melbourne, and at UNSW, UWS and NIDA in Sydney. She has also taught at Ascham, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Barker College and Wenona School. She is a published author on opera and a popular freelance lecturer on opera and music theatre. She currently runs a busy Vocal Studio in Artarmon, Sydney.
Victoria is very active on social media as an advocate for Australian singers worldwide through the popular Bel Canto page on Facebook, and as the artistic director of Belcantosong Australia.
Celebrating a lifetime admiration and love for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, Victoria (most aptly named!) is thrilled to be directing for Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney one of their most rollicking, witty and timeless works - The Pirates of Penzance!
Patience DVDs available NOW!
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In the LimelightYes, we are moving up in the world of arts and culture! We had a full page ad featured in Limelight Magazine. Now Dean Sinclair, Mitch Bryson, Amy Balales, Kate Phillips, Andrew Stark, Spencer Darby and Anthony Mason can say that their picture is in Limelight! Of course, Rod Mounjed (Musical Director) and Elizabeth Lowrencev (Stage Director) are credited in the reputable magazine, as well.
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