I’ve never seen anything more fantastic in my life!!!! I followed a rabbit hole here while researching the historic dance form known as La Cachucha. I never realized we were singing about it back when we sang this in high school choir back in the 1980s. I had forgotten all about it until now.
Wonderful glory days of Australian Opera. Almost a completely repertory company, these young singers were given a great start in stunning productions of Mozart or, as here, in G&S, before moving to the big opera roles. These are not ballet dancers, but classical singers! Astounding dance routine.
The two Gondolier kings David Hobson and Roger Lemke went on to star as Rodolfo and Marcello in Baz Luhmann's groundbreaking La Boheme in Sydney in 1990 , which went on to be the only opera production to conquer Broadway in New York, as far as I know and which set up Luhrmann's career of highly romantic classic operas, plays and films.
I wonder whether it's not so much the production, it's the operetta itself. Don't get me wrong, I love G&S. But for me the Gondoliers isn't in the same class as Pirates, Mikado, Trial by Jury, and to a lesser extent Pinafore. Professional opera companies have done well to include these operettas in their canon, especially others like Patience and Iolanthe. I could be wrong, but these operettas were probably not meant to be done by professional opera companies, but actually operetta companies, and they don't really exist. I can't imagine Gondoliers being successful on Broadway like Pirates has been - or many other works in the G&S canon. Jon English & Co did a pretty good job of it. I think OA did really well to present Gondoliers and make it as professional and entertaining as possible. I think from memory this particular production (sets, costumes, direction etc) might have been borrowed from Canada.
Truly brilliant. The best G&S I've ever seen. Well done !!!!
I’ve never seen anything more fantastic in my life!!!!
I followed a rabbit hole here while researching the historic dance form known as La Cachucha. I never realized we were singing about it back when we sang this in high school choir back in the 1980s. I had forgotten all about it until now.
Best version of Dance a Cachucha I have ever seen, and I've seen probably getting on for 50. Immense fun!
This was bloody wonderful. How well I remember this fantastic production. Great friends in it too.
Such a fun way of extending the Cachucha into a full-blown dance number!
Ive sang this more times than i can remember. What a fun piece!
RIOTOUS fun! What a fantastic production. I would love to see the whole thing.
i cant remember how fun that used to be lol miss doing that show
Me toooo...I was cousin Phoebe
Oh that made my day. A perfect way of taking liberties with G&S!
Wonderful glory days of Australian Opera. Almost a completely repertory company, these young singers were given a great start in stunning productions of Mozart or, as here, in G&S, before moving to the big opera roles. These are not ballet dancers, but classical singers! Astounding dance routine.
The two Gondolier kings David Hobson and Roger Lemke went on to star as Rodolfo and Marcello in Baz Luhmann's groundbreaking La Boheme in Sydney in 1990 , which went on to be the only opera production to conquer Broadway in New York, as far as I know and which set up Luhrmann's career of highly romantic classic operas, plays and films.
Oh, that was hilarious. Thank you, 90s Kid. Am really enjoying your G & S uploads.
Nice to see grown people having fun playing with dolls!
Now that made me forget all about the Coronavirus!!😂 The second half It is hilarious!
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It's Brian Macdonald's production from the Stratford Festival, Canada.
This was filmed at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. I believe the one he directed at the Stratford Festival is also available on DVD.
@@sKid-gh9ub Yes, it is!
No, this is Sydney. But that choreography could have gone elsewhere for sure.
@@highbaritone Yes, I understand. I meant the production was originally at Stratford 1983, and Brian Macdonald remounted it for Opera Australia.
As I was watching I was thinking it’s exactly the same choreography as the Stratford festival version. Now I know why! Love it 😍
Who choreographed this? It’s brilliant.
Brian MacDonald was the director and choreographer.
Cachucha is a dance from the Spanish bolero-school.
The Wiggles transported me here
Ah yes. The Wiggle Bay video. My introduction to G&S, even though I didn't realize that's what it was from until much later in life.
Sadly - it was the best four minutes of the entire production! (my opinion only)
I wonder whether it's not so much the production, it's the operetta itself. Don't get me wrong, I love G&S. But for me the Gondoliers isn't in the same class as Pirates, Mikado, Trial by Jury, and to a lesser extent Pinafore. Professional opera companies have done well to include these operettas in their canon, especially others like Patience and Iolanthe. I could be wrong, but these operettas were probably not meant to be done by professional opera companies, but actually operetta companies, and they don't really exist. I can't imagine Gondoliers being successful on Broadway like Pirates has been - or many other works in the G&S canon. Jon English & Co did a pretty good job of it. I think OA did really well to present Gondoliers and make it as professional and entertaining as possible. I think from memory this particular production (sets, costumes, direction etc) might have been borrowed from Canada.
O'Conner Plains
Spanish inspiration.
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I'm really not a fan of messing with scores - and lord knows this show is long enough without the addition - but: this is very cute.
Well that was a different take on it!
Funneeee
Wiggle Bay
I really thought the wiggles wrote this song (facepalm)
This song was written in 1889.
@@sKid-gh9ub Isn't that when the Wiggles started?
@@tenorboyo The Wiggles started in 1991.
@@sKid-gh9ub It was a joke?!