Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera: Princess Ida

Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island presents Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant. It's father against daughter, son against father, and daughter against mother in the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, a coming of age saga leavened with over-the-to comedy, witty lyrics and beautiful music. All welcome!

In the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company’s 2023 production of the opera, Kara Vertucci of Lindenhurst plays Princess Ida and Joseph Anthony Smith of Freeport plays Prince Hilarion, with Chris Jurak of Brightwaters as King Gama and Ben Salers of Northport as King Hildebrand. Lady Psyche is played by Patricia Gallagher of West Hempstead, and Lady Blanche by Terry Hochler of East Meadow; Jordan Breslow of Bellmore plays Florian and Richard Risi of Locust Valley plays Cyril. Ida’s brothers, the formidable Warriors Three, are played by Henry Horstmann of Lindenhurst (Arac), John Benvenuto of Floral Park (Guron) and Marc Eliot Stein of Brooklyn (Scynthius). Tamara Shyngle of Brentwood plays Chloe, and Hanna Roth of Upper Brookville plays Ada. The director is Gayden Wren, and the music director is Leonard Lehrman.