Fall Opera Gilbert and Sullivan's IOLANTHE

Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM until Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 7:00 PMEastern Standard Time UTC -05:00

Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement
2319 Wellesley Ave
Charlotte, NC 28207
United States

Queens music, design, and communications programs collaborate to present Iolanthe, a comic opera, on November 12-13th, 2022. 

When Victorian fairies descend on the corrupt politicians of the English Parliament, madness, love, and hilarity result. Meant as an allegory for the rise of the womens’ suffrage movement, Gilbert’s ruthless political satire and surprisingly modern feminist ideals combine with Sullivan’s beautiful music to create magic worthy of fairies!

The Queens production will be directed by Alistair Donkin, award-winning director and former member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, the original theatrical company that staged Gilbert & Sullivan operas dating back to the 1870s. It is musically directed by Dr. Justin Smith, with sets designed by Professor Michael O’Neill.

Registration is no longer available because the event has been cancelled.