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Gilbert & Sullivan
UTOPIA, LIMITEDSCOTTISH OPERA PREMIERE
A new co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera
& State Opera South Australia
Gilbert & Sullivan’s penultimate opera, Utopia, Limited, was written immediately after The Gondoliers. Here, with an updated libretto by director Stuart Maunder and a revised musical version by Scottish Opera’s Head of Music Derek Clark, it is given its Scottish Opera premiere and the airing it so deserves.
Satirising the conceits of the mighty British Empire, its politics, monarchy and press, Utopia, Limited is as incisive now as ever it was.
Full of sparkling wit, Utopia, Limited is packed with show-stopping patter, brilliant choruses and music that is, at times, of almost Verdian beauty. A semi-staged concert, performed by the cast of The Gondoliers.
This performance will last approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. There will be an interval of 20 minutes between Acts 1 and 2.
Sung in English with English supertitles
Cast & Creatives
Zara
Charlie Drummond
Lady Sophy
Yvonne Howard
Captain Fitzbattleaxe
William Morgan
Scaphio
Richard Suart
Mr Goldbury
Mark Nathan
King Paramount
Ben McAteer
Nekaya
Catriona Hewitson*
Scottish Opera Emerging Artist
Kalyba
Sioned Gwen Davies
Phantis
Arthur Bruce
Lord Dramaleigh
Glen Cunningham*
*Scottish Opera Emerging Artist
Conductor
Derek Clark
Director
Stuart Maunder
Set & Costume Designer
Dick Bird
Lighting Designer
Paul Keogan
Choreographer
Isabel Baquero
Performances
Theatre Royal Glasgow
20 Oct 2021 7.15pm
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
5 Nov 2021 7.15pm
Hackney Empire, London
1 Apr 2022 7.30pm
Video
The Gondoliers 2021 | Introduction with Derek Clark and Stuart Maunder
In rehearsal
Ben McAteer in Utopia, Limited rehearsals. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden. (2)
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
Ellie Laugharne and William Morgan in Utopia, Limited. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden.
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
Ben McAteer in Utopia, Limited rehearsals. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden.
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
Catriona Hewitson, Yvonne Howard and Sioned Gwen Davies in Utopia, Limited. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden.
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
Ellie Laugharne in Utopia, Limited. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden.
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
Richard Suart, Arthur Bruce and Ben McAteer in Utopia, Limited rehearsals. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden.
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
Sioned Gwen Davies and Catriona Hewitson in Utopia, Limited rehearsals. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden (3)
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
William Morgan and Ellie Laugharne in Utopia, Limited rehearsals. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden.
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
The cast of Utopia, Limited. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden. (2)
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden
The cast of Utopia, Limited. Scottish Opera 2021. Credit Julie Howden. (3)
Utopia, Limited 2021 in rehearsal. Credit Julie Howden