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St. Anne’s Music & Drama Society, in its 55th year, will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore from January 26 to February 4, 2018 in the Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin Street. There will be four evening and four matinee performances at 7:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. respectively.
"Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse" was the 10th collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan. The "supernatural opera" opened on January 21, 1887 at the Savoy Theatre and ran for 288 performances.
The opera is a parody of the stock melodrama — the villain who carries off the maiden; the priggishly good-mannered poor-but-virtuous-heroine; the hero in disguise, and his faithful old retainer who dreams of their former glory days; the snake in the grass who claims to be following his heart; the wild, mad girl; the swagger of fire-eating patriotism; ghosts coming to life to enforce a curse; and so forth. But as one critic noted, Gilbert turns the moral absolutes of melodrama upside down: Good becomes bad, bad becomes good, and heroes take the easy way out.
MADS performances are professionally costumed, skillfully staged with a large chorus, and musically enhanced by an 18-piece orchestra. Tickets will be available from November 1, 2017 at 416.922.4415. You may also view or download an order form, which gives information about prices and timing, by visiting our downloads page (scroll down to the Music at St. Anne's section).
St. Anne's Music & Drama Society presents:
Gilbert & Sullivan's
Ruddigore
ST. ANNE'S PARISH HALL, 651 DUFFERIN STREET, TORONTO
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 7:30pm
Saturday, January 27, 2:00pm
Saturday, January 27, 7:30pm
Sunday, January 28, 2:00pm
Thursday, February 1 , 7:30pm
Friday, February 2, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 3, 2:00pm
Sunday, February 4, 2:00pm
Evening Performances Begin at 7:30pm
ADULTS $27.00, SENIOR/STUDENT $22.00
TICKET SPECIAL - Groups of Six (6) or More - All Tickets $17.00) on any one of:
- Friday Jan. 26, Saturday Jan 27 (7:30pm) OR Thursday Feb. 1
2017-11-06
Toronto: St. Anne's Music & Drama Society presents G&S's "Ruddigore" January 26-February 4, 2018