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The Box Office is closed
as of 12:00 noon Friday, Nov.7, 2008. If you would like to purchase
tickets for this week end, the box office at Amherst High School will be
open 1 hour before the perfomances. Valley Light Opera
For more than three decades, Valley Light Opera has been
bringing exceptional community theatre to the Pioneer Valley. Presenting
primarily Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in the best productions possible
has been our goal. Join us for our 34th season!
proudly presents
Gilbert & Sullivan's
Princess Ida
or Castle Adamant
| Princess Ida opened on 5 January 1884 at the
Savoy Theatre and ran for 246 performances. It is the only
three-act Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Briefly, Prince Hilarion
had been married in babyhood to Princess Ida, daughter of King
Gama. The Princess, however, has set up a college for women
(from which all men are barred) at Castle Adamant. Hilarion and
his friends infiltrate the castle disguised as students.
Ultimately the men, led by Hilarion's father, King Hildebrand,
stage a full-scale invasion. Without giving away the ending,
suffice it to say that many people consider the traditional
ending to be musically weak, demeaning to women, and
inconsistent with Ida's character. Our current production
includes two modifications to the traditional form. We will have
two two-scene acts with one intermission; and, thanks to Glen
Gordon, we are presenting a revised, musically stronger and
somewhat more "acceptable" ending. Some G&S devotees may hate
the change, but others will love it. Come and see for
yourself! |
Performances Performances will take place
in the auditorium of the Amherst Regional High School on Triangle Street
(get directions)
Saturday, November 1, 2008 -- 8 PM ** opening night / school
night
Sunday, November 2, 2008 -- 2 PM ** matinée
Friday, November 7, 2008 -- 8 PM
Saturday, November 8, 2008 -- 8 PM
Sunday, November 9, 2008 -- 2 PM ** matinée
Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
Tickets (reserved seats): $18 Adults,
$15 Seniors/Students
Special Student Night price!
Opening Night Only-Saturday, November 1st
$5 general admission for students (all ages) and their parents
Unreserved side & rear seats. No advance orders. Pay at the door.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent.
All seats are reserved (except for the student block
opening night)
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Ticket Information
Four Ways to order tickets
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Mail the
mail-in ticket order form to:
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Amherst Leisure Services
70 Boltwood Walk
Amherst, MA 01002 |
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Order on-line, using the on-line ticket
order form
(MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit or debit cards only).and
BEGINNING October 1, 2008 through Showdates
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Telephone (413-259-3065) or fax
(413-259-2407) your credit or debit card order to Amherst
Leisure Services (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover, with
no service charge). |
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Walk-in at:
Amherst Leisure Services
Bangs Community Center
Monday-Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm |
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Cast
| Princess Ida
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Elaine Crane |
| Lady Blanche
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Lucy Robinson |
| Lady Psyche
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Chris McKenzie Willenbrock |
| Melissa
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Heather Davies |
| King Gama
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Jonathan Klate |
| King Hildebrand
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Nicholas Dahlman |
| Hilarion
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Jonathan Evans |
| Cyril
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Phil Helzer |
| Florian
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John Healy |
| Arac
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Matthew Roehrig |
| Guron
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Stephen Atkinson |
| Scynthius
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Kurtiss Gordon |
| Sacharissa
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Mary Ellen Sailer |
| Chloe
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Nancy Simkins |
| with the Valley Light Opera Chorus and
Orchestra |
Production staff
| Stage Director
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Steve Morgan
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Set Designers
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Linda Stark, Jeremiah Patterson
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| Music Director
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Michael Greenebaum
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Costume Designer
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Elaine Walker |
| Choreographer
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Graham Christian
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Lighting Designer
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Daniel Kent |
| Stage Manager
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Connie Cappelli
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Producers
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Catharine Butterfield, Glen Gordon, |
| Technical Director
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Robert Graham
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Kurtiss Gordon, Lee Pershyn, |
| Ass't Technical Director
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Lew Jordan
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Nina Pollard, Lucy Robinson, |
| Costume Heads
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Sandra Burgess, Phyllis Jordan,
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Elaine Walker, Jim Walker |
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Diane Kelton, Elaine Walker |
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