FULL RUDDIGORE (Gilbert&Sullivan) Aberdeen 2009 James Corrigan, Tom Henderson, Andy MacDonald
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Ruddigore or, The Witch's Curse
- Composer: Arthur Sullivan
- Libretto: W. S. Gilbert Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Aberdeen Arts Centre, Scotland, UK, University of Aberdeen G&S Society
- Recorded: February 2009
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: James Corrigan, Tom Henderson, Andy MacDonald, Andrew Black, Kevin Philip, Brychan Cromwell, Gwen Knight, AmyBeth Smith, Isla Thomson, Christina Heubeck
- Conductor: Anne Herbert
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: Iain Hingston
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Aberdeen Gilbert and Sullivan Society
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Quote from Wikipedia:
Ruddigore; or, The Witch’s Curse, originally called Ruddygore, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas and the tenth of fourteen comic operas written together by Gilbert and Sullivan. It was first performed by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre in London on 22 January 1887.
The first night was not altogether a success, as critics and the audience felt that Ruddygore (as it was originally spelled) did not measure up to its predecessor, The Mikado. After some changes, including respelling the title, it achieved a run of 288 performances. The piece was profitable, and the reviews were not all bad. For instance, the Illustrated London News praised the work of both Gilbert and, especially, Sullivan: “Sir Arthur Sullivan has eminently succeeded alike in the expression of refined sentiment and comic humour. In the former respect, the charm of graceful melody prevails; while, in the latter, the music of the most grotesque situations is redolent of fun.”