National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company / Arvostelut

The characters were well rehearsed and fitted their parts admirably. Ben McAteer was a powerful, despotic king (a part he played last year in Scottish Opera’s semi-staged production). I found that the two Wise Men came across better here than in other productions with their more meaningful reading of Gilbert’s book to help a better understanding of the plot. An excellent overture (recently composed by John Owen Edwards) was added since none was ever written by Sullivan. The singing was strong throughout and it would be unfair to single out principals for their excellent contribution.