Iolanthe

Gilbert & Sullivan's "Iolanthe" is many people's favorite of their operas for its perfect balancing of clever lyrics, beautiful music and a dramatic story--and also for its perfect balancing of romance, fantasy and humor.  It tells the story of a half-fairy shepherd (he's a fairy down to the waist, but his legs are mortal) who falls in love with a ward of the Lord Chancellor of England is appealingly daffy, but also comes with a strong dose of human emotion and a leavening edge of political satire.  The score includes such famous songs as "Spurn Not the Nobly Born," "None Shall Part Us from Each Other" and the Lord Chancellor's classic patter number, "The Nightmare Song."

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Presented by the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Co. of LI.