The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival is delighted to have been awarded a grant of £120,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future….
Since we launched our new all-inclusive subscription service on www.gsopera.tv, our viewing figures have gone through the roof! It is brilliant to hear how much our festival family enjoy being able to access as much of our fabulous Gilbert and Sullivan as they want, whenever they want and wherever they want. If you haven’t joined yet – you can do…
Charles Court Opera are coming out of lockdown with an outdoor staging of their five star, award-winning ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’, and a summer G&S concert. To book: www.charlescourtopera.com Festival regulars Charles Court Opera – ‘the masters of G&S in small spaces’ – are to come out of lockdown with a special outdoor staging of their award-winning production of ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ at…
Even though we can’t be together this year in Buxton and Harrogate, there are still PLENTY of ways to keep in touch. If you have an account with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest or even just an email address, you can make sure you hear all the latest news, offers and enjoy our fabulous content! Follow, Like, Join, Subscribe and…
To those of you who are already Friends – we cannot thank you enough. Your support is crucial to the continuation and success of the Festival, and it is only through your generosity that we can plan for the future with confidence. If you are not already a member, please consider joining today and become part of the G&S family….
1. How beautifully blue the sky, The glass is rising very high The weather has been gorgeous, and let’s hope it stays like this. The sun has certainly had his hat on recently, and there is no better place on earth than the UK in summer in the sunshine! 2. Oh, isn’t your life extremely flat With nothing whatever to grumble…
David Steadman and Melvyn Tarran This is a fabulous tome simply bursting with gossipy snippets and stories, fantastic photographs and a plethora of intriguing information, anecdotes and biographies of members of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. And it’s choc-a-bloc with some great recipes from these giants of G&S. But it is a cookbook like no other and with over 100…
We have been delighted to hear how our new streaming service G&S Opera TV has brightened many an evening for our viewers around the world and thought we would take this opportunity to share the most popular productions so far… 1st Place The Yeomen of the Guard – 1994 Filmed at the very first Festival, this Semi-Staged production of the…
We have never published a Festival programme quite so early, however in this unprecedented climate, we are sure you will agree it is important to have something to look forward to! But, we need your help to turn this dream into a reality. The Festival is still in trouble and desperate need of funds to cover the enormous losses incurred…
The reality of COVID-19 and its repercussions on the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival hit home with a vengeance at the beginning of April. One of our first steps was to look critically at our spending. We had money in the bank and calculated out how long we could last on zero revenue and our current spending levels. Answer: not…