George Grossmith News
English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer in the late 19th to early 20th century
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- actor, composer, writer, comedian, singer, musician
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2022-07-10 08:11:34
Style and substance: a fascinating & engaging account of The Yeomen of the Guard at the Grange
[…] the larger scale number Luscombe kept movement to a minimum, keeping the relatively small stage from being cluttered and allowing Sullivan's large-scale finales to happen in a dramatic and musical fashion. And these are the moments when Sullivan's writing approaches the type of serious light opera that he strained at and never really achieved.Jack Point is a role that allows a variety of interpretation. The first Jack Point was the actor, writer and comedian George Grossmith whose voice was actorly rather than operatic trained, and I have heard the role sung by singers as different as Tommy Steele (at the Tower of London in 1978), and a fine Wagnerian, Derek Hammond-Stroud. Here Nick Haverson is an actor (who trained at LAMDA) and whose credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company (where he worked with Luscombe) and Improbable. This was not Haverson's first Gilbert & Sullivan, he performed in The Pirates of […]
2021-10-31 08:47:25
Hi-jinks on the high-seas: Cal McCrystal's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore at English National Opera
[…] might have been in 1878 would not necessarily go down well with a modern audience, and certainly, the audience at the London Coliseum loved the physical comedy which, after all, is what McCrystal is known for. Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore - Les Dennis, Bethan Langford - English National Opera (Photo Marc Brenner) Gilbert and Sullivan wrote for singing actors and the original performances took place in relatively small theatres. George Grossmith, the first Sir Joseph Porter, had only a serviceable voice, which was evidently what Gilbert wanted. ENO's casting of Les Dennis in the role of Sir Joseph Porter was thus very much in tradition. Dennis played the role relatively straight, only stepping out of character briefly, and his comedy was largely done via the character Porter. He was indeed very funny and sang his hit number 'I am the monarch of the sea' with […]
All the conducting master class
2014-07-29 21:30:18
Scottish Opera invites applications for Chorus Master, to succeed James Grossmith, who, after eight successful years in which he has developed a freelance Chorus of the highest international standards, is leaving to take the next step in his career with the Royal Swedish Opera. The Chorus Master holds a key artistic and management role within […]
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