The operas of Gilbert & Sullivan are rich in contemporary satire and witty personal allusions. This lecture tells how each of the 14 operas, on which the partners collaborated, drew inspiration from the world in which they lived by drawing on celebrities, politicians, social mores, manners, artistic taste, as well as the class system. The lecture explains how the then first Lord of the Admiralty, WH Smith, became the model for Sir Joseph Porter KCB in HMS Pinafore, how Oscar Wilde inspired Bunthorne in Patience, and how Gilbert himself may have been the model for the Judge in Trial By Jury.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Peter Medhurst
Peter appears in the UK and abroad as a musician and scholar, giving recitals and delivering illustrated lectures on music and the arts. He studied singing and early keyboard instruments at the Royal College of Music and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
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Mr Patrick Craig
19 Nov 2024 - 19:00
JIC Conference Centre, Colney Lane
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Ms Anna Bianco
10 Dec 2024 - 19:00
JIC Conference Centre, Colney Lane
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