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Ohio Light Opera

The Ohio Light Opera is a professional opera company based in Wooster, Ohio that performs the light opera repertory, including Gilbert and Sullivan, American, British and continental operettas, and other musical theatre works, especially of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company is also known for its recordings of these works.

Description of the company

The Ohio Light Opera was founded as a cultural and educational endeavor at the College of Wooster in 1979 and has been owned and operated since its inception by the College of Wooster. It grew out of the Kent State Light Opera, which was founded by James Stuart, formerly of the American Savoyards. When the Kent group ended, it was soon transferred to Wooster, with Stuart continuing as its guiding force. The company performs the entire Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire, as well as rarely performed American, British, and continental operettas, Edwardian musical comedies and other musical theatre, mostly of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Educationally, the company offers young, talented vocalists and instrumentalists the opportunity to perform in a professional setting.[1]

In 2008, the company's 30th season, Ohio Light Opera presented its 100th production. The company's performing season usually starts in mid-June and ends in mid-August. It generally performs seven or eight different works in repertory in the course of a nine-week season that attracts approximately 22,000 patrons annually. Performances take place in the Freedlander Theatre on the College of Wooster's campus in Wooster, Ohio.[citation needed]

Richard Morris of The Schubert Institute (UK)[2] reported on the company's production of Das Dreimäderlhaus in 2002 as follows:

"This is not a local ‘operatic’ society churning out an annual production... but a serious attempt to preserve an authentic operetta tradition.... The new translation made it very easy to keep up with the complicated comings and goings of the plot. There was excellent singing throughout, especially from Hannerl (Julie Wright) and Schober (Brian Woods), and the scene with the Tschöll's (Ben Smith and Yvonne Douthat) one big number "That's how it goes" (i.e. "Geh, Alte, schau") worked especially well. Lucia Grisi (Robin Bricker), a part that is a caricature (the Italian ‘prima donna’), was exactly as she should have been. This act has a big finale, with Schubert, who has just lost Hannerl to Schober, breaking down whilst singing Ungeduld, which was magnificent, leaving a buzz in the audience. Overall, this was a very enjoyable performance, and well worth the hassle of a long journey to attend."[3]

Recordings

The company has produced numerous recordings, usually recorded live in performance. In addition to eight Gilbert and Sullivan recordings, it has recorded Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta, Eileen, Sweethearts and The Red Mill; English-language versions of Emmerich Kálmán’s Autumn Maneuvers, The Bayadere, The Violet of Montmartre, Countess Maritza and Der Zigeunerprimas; John Philip Sousa's El Capitan; and Rudolf Friml's The Vagabond King and The Firefly, as well as lesser-known or rarely recorded works like Veronique, The Arcadians, De Koven's Robin Hood, Zeller's The Birdseller, Das Dreimäderlhaus, Romberg's Maytime, Breton's La Verbena de la Paloma, William Walton's Facade, English-language versions of Offenbach's The Brigands and Bluebeard, Jerome Kern's The Cabaret Girl and Strauss's A Night in Venice.

Some of these recordings are CD premieres. While some of the recordings are described by the company as "complete", in fact they incorporate significant cuts. Reviewers have commented on the unevenness of Ohio Light Opera's casts and sometimes noted the American accents used in English works,[4] but some of the recordings have received favorable reviews. Fanfare magazine called these recordings, particularly those "of lesser-known works ... valuable additions to recorded libraries".[5] The company issued a 5-hour, 4-CD set of company highlights from its first 25 years called Gold and Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of The Ohio Light Opera. The forty-page booklet enclosed with the set includes a company history and reminiscences of performers heard on the recordings.[6]

The company has also released DVDs of their 2005 production of A Soldier's Promise, an English-language adaptation of Der gute Kamerad by Emmerich Kálmán, and their 2009 production of Herbert's Mlle. Modiste.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "The Ohio Light Opera". Wayne County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Franzschubert site homepage, The Schubert Institute
  3. ^ Article on Dreimäderlhaus, The Schubert Institute
  4. ^ Shepherd, Marc. "The Ohio Light Opera Recordings", A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, June 23, 2009
  5. ^ Kirk, David L. "Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore / Borowitz, Ohio Light Opera". Arkivmusic.com, Albany records, reprinting Fanfare magazine review (December 2009), accessed December 1, 2010
  6. ^ Gold and Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of The Ohio Light Opera. Operetta Foundation, accessed December 1, 2010
  7. ^ List of CDs and DVDs 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine at Operetta Foundation, accessed December 1, 2009

References

  • Official website
  • Full Repertoire
  • Profile of OLO

External links

  • Review of OLO's production of Das Dreimäderlhaus
  • Review of OLO's Die Fledermaus and The White Horse Inn
  • Reviews of OLO's Vagabond King recording
  • Review of OLO's Red Mill recording
  • Review of OLO's Naughty Marietta recording
  • Review of OLO's recording of The Grand Duke
  • Review of OLO's recording of The Yeomen of the Guard
  • Review of OLO's recording of Princess Ida
  • Review of OLO's recording of Utopia Limited
  • Review of OLO's recording of Ruddigore

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The Ohio Light Opera is a professional opera company based in Wooster Ohio that performs the light opera repertory including Gilbert and Sullivan American British and continental operettas and other musical theatre works especially of the late 19th and early 20th centuries The company is also known for its recordings of these works Contents 1 Description of the company 2 Recordings 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksDescription of the company EditThe Ohio Light Opera was founded as a cultural and educational endeavor at the College of Wooster in 1979 and has been owned and operated since its inception by the College of Wooster It grew out of the Kent State Light Opera which was founded by James Stuart formerly of the American Savoyards When the Kent group ended it was soon transferred to Wooster with Stuart continuing as its guiding force The company performs the entire Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire as well as rarely performed American British and continental operettas Edwardian musical comedies and other musical theatre mostly of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Educationally the company offers young talented vocalists and instrumentalists the opportunity to perform in a professional setting 1 In 2008 the company s 30th season Ohio Light Opera presented its 100th production The company s performing season usually starts in mid June and ends in mid August It generally performs seven or eight different works in repertory in the course of a nine week season that attracts approximately 22 000 patrons annually Performances take place in the Freedlander Theatre on the College of Wooster s campus in Wooster Ohio citation needed Richard Morris of The Schubert Institute UK 2 reported on the company s production of Das Dreimaderlhaus in 2002 as follows This is not a local operatic society churning out an annual production but a serious attempt to preserve an authentic operetta tradition The new translation made it very easy to keep up with the complicated comings and goings of the plot There was excellent singing throughout especially from Hannerl Julie Wright and Schober Brian Woods and the scene with the Tscholl s Ben Smith and Yvonne Douthat one big number That s how it goes i e Geh Alte schau worked especially well Lucia Grisi Robin Bricker a part that is a caricature the Italian prima donna was exactly as she should have been This act has a big finale with Schubert who has just lost Hannerl to Schober breaking down whilst singing Ungeduld which was magnificent leaving a buzz in the audience Overall this was a very enjoyable performance and well worth the hassle of a long journey to attend 3 Recordings EditThe company has produced numerous recordings usually recorded live in performance In addition to eight Gilbert and Sullivan recordings it has recorded Victor Herbert s Naughty Marietta Eileen Sweethearts and The Red Mill English language versions of Emmerich Kalman s Autumn Maneuvers The Bayadere The Violet of Montmartre Countess Maritza and Der Zigeunerprimas John Philip Sousa s El Capitan and Rudolf Friml s The Vagabond King and The Firefly as well as lesser known or rarely recorded works like Veronique The Arcadians De Koven s Robin Hood Zeller s The Birdseller Das Dreimaderlhaus Romberg s Maytime Breton s La Verbena de la Paloma William Walton s Facade English language versions of Offenbach s The Brigands and Bluebeard Jerome Kern s The Cabaret Girl and Strauss s A Night in Venice Some of these recordings are CD premieres While some of the recordings are described by the company as complete in fact they incorporate significant cuts Reviewers have commented on the unevenness of Ohio Light Opera s casts and sometimes noted the American accents used in English works 4 but some of the recordings have received favorable reviews Fanfare magazine called these recordings particularly those of lesser known works valuable additions to recorded libraries 5 The company issued a 5 hour 4 CD set of company highlights from its first 25 years called Gold and Silver Celebrating 25 Years of The Ohio Light Opera The forty page booklet enclosed with the set includes a company history and reminiscences of performers heard on the recordings 6 The company has also released DVDs of their 2005 production of A Soldier s Promise an English language adaptation of Der gute Kamerad by Emmerich Kalman and their 2009 production of Herbert s Mlle Modiste 7 Notes Edit The Ohio Light Opera Wayne County Convention amp Visitors Bureau Retrieved December 19 2021 Franzschubert site homepage The Schubert Institute Article on Dreimaderlhaus The Schubert Institute Shepherd Marc The Ohio Light Opera Recordings A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography June 23 2009 Kirk David L Gilbert amp Sullivan Ruddigore Borowitz Ohio Light Opera Arkivmusic com Albany records reprinting Fanfare magazine review December 2009 accessed December 1 2010 Gold and Silver Celebrating 25 Years of The Ohio Light Opera Operetta Foundation accessed December 1 2010 List of CDs and DVDs Archived 2009 01 06 at the Wayback Machine at Operetta Foundation accessed December 1 2009References EditOfficial website Full Repertoire Profile of OLO Describes a number of OLO recordingsExternal links EditReview of OLO s production of Das Dreimaderlhaus Review of OLO s Die Fledermaus and The White Horse Inn Reviews of OLO s Vagabond King recording Review of OLO s Red Mill recording Review of OLO sNaughty Marietta recording Review of OLO s recording of The Grand Duke Review of OLO s recording of The Yeomen of the Guard Review of OLO s recording of Princess Ida Review of OLO s recording of Utopia Limited Review of OLO s recording of Ruddigore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohio Light Opera amp oldid 1061130604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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