The Gondoliers 2022 | Cambridge University G&S Society

The Cambridge University Gilbert & Sullivan Society's ‘The Gondoliers’!!!
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 10 - 12 February 2022

The Palmieri brothers hold mastery over the Venitian canals and the hearts of the local girls. But the arrival of the Spanish aristocracy along with the Grand Inquisitor presents a royal revelation and a serious identity crisis to the Gondolieri and their brides. With romance, political satire, roses white, and roses red, 'The Gondoliers' is a wonderful opera in the G&S repertoire. Of that there is no manner of doubt, no possible doubt whatever!

Contemporary references
● 00:30:10 – During the Covid-19 pandemic, musicians and artists were typically not treated very well! There was a rather hilarious/tragic job advert about a ballerina, Fatima, whose next job would be in cyber. "We are viable, Boris", refers to PM Boris Johnson.
● 00:58:35 – "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition", refers to the famous Monty Python sketch.
● 00:58:58 – "We're following all the guidelines", refers to the Covid-19 pandemic regulations. There is not a "ceremony going on" as, for a time, weddings and gatherings were banned.
● 01:02:30 – "I've a very poor opinion of a politician who is not open to conviction". During this show's run, PM Boris Johnson was under investigation for breaking laws that he wrote and enforced during the pandemic. At the time the laws were broken, mixing between households was limited to two people, who could only meet outside when socially distancing. He was later found guilty of breaking the law and was the first PM to be convicted of law-breaking while in Office...
● 01:40:25 – "I thought this was a work event" refers to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal, where he attended many parties during the covid lockdown, and later tried to claim that he thought he was attending a work event.
● 01:41:35 – "Perhaps some wine and cheese" refers to the Boris Johnson Partygate scandal, where wine and cheese were served at a party that Johnson referred to as being a "work event"

Cast:
Marco Palmieri – Seb Blount
Giuseppe Palmieri – Owen Elsley
Gianetta – Tiffany Charnley
Tessa – Louisa Stuart-Smith
Duke of Plaza-Toro – Harley Jones
Duchess of Plaza-Toro – Hebe Hamilton
Casilda – Emily Callow
Luiz – Edward Green
Don Alhambra – Peter Coleman
Inez – Rebecca Williams
Antonio – Robert Nicholas
Fiametta – Harriet Spring
Vittoria – Kate South
Giulia – Ellie Worth
Francesco – Jack Lawrence
Giorgio – Jake Humbles
Gondoliers – Bill Curtis, Xoan Elsdon, Anna Smith
Contadine – Fleur Gardner-Wray, Lingquan Kong, Annette Rossi, Emma Tinn, Estera Ulrich-Oltean Thea Fennell, Lottie Swainston

Production Team:
Director – Rose Painter
Musical Director – Richard Decker
Producer – Rosie McLeish, William Audis
Choreographer – Estera Ulrich-Oltean
Assistant Director – James Rosser
Assistant Musical Director – Emma Dinnage
Assistant Choreographer – Jieni Wang
Associate Producer – Tiffany Charnley, Tristan Selden, Anna Smith
Stage Manager – Lucy Molnar
Production Manager – William Audis
Lighting Designer – Mahon Hughes
Technical Director – Ashley Quinn Dubois
Set Designer – Ines Gil Fonfria
Répétiteur – Eleanor Medcalf, Cleo Loi, Oliver Jones, Benjamin Markovich, Alexander Wallace, Harley Jones, Jake Humbles, James Rosser
Deputy Stage Manager – James Rosser
Chief Rigger – Duncan Wood
Chief Electrician – Sam Porter-Frakes
Head Carpenter – Matthew Keeble
PLX – Thomas Saunders, Elizabeth Vogel, Kit Treadwell, Dandelion Kent
ASM – Fleur Gardner-Wray, Annette Rossi, Lydia Pike
Set Builder – Lydia Pike, James Bedwell, Clara Treherne, Lucas Smith, Elizabeth Vogel
Followspot Op – Anna Gardner, Chloe Stark, Stephen Denman, Claire Watt, Tom Hayes, Cameron Keith
Graphic Designer – Tom Unwin
Photographer – Daniel Fry, Tristan Selden, Tom Unwin
Trailer – Triffic Media: Tristan Selden & Tiffany Charnley
Costume Designer & Consultant – Izzy Greig
Crew – Paul Gotch, Charlie Jonas, Leah Ward, Jamie Balcombe, Dominic Plunkett, David Wood

Orchestra:
Violin I – Elizabeth Bratton, Katja Ruda, Em Abbott
Violin II – Alex Carter, Rosa Woods
Viola – Cleo Loi, Julius Kiln
Cello – Morgan Tomlins, Imogen Aley
Flute – Elizabeth Guild, Emma Dinnage, Bridget Eburne
Oboe – Jennifer Ryan, Mia Grant
Cor Anglais – Charlotte Saudek
Clarinet – Alex Bouffler, Cici Carey-Stuart, George Ball
Bassoon – Mercedes Tanju, Emma Williams, Emily Bretz
Horn – Georgia Burr, Daniel Livermore
Trumpet – Nicholas Dibb-Fuller, Nick Power, Rosalind Mackey, Owen Aljabar
Trombone – Shaun Ballisat, Ina Kruger, Ryan Hayes
Percussion – Lucas Leung
Kazoo – Anna Smith, Jack Lawrence