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SUMMARY:Live Event: Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic "The Yeomen of
  the Guard"
UID:912
DTSTAMP:20260406T093500Z
DTSTART:20260516T180000Z
DTEND:20260516T200000Z
LOCATION:159 Main St\nEast Hampton NY 11937
ROOM: Baldwin Room
DESCRIPTION:The Yeomen of the Guard—which debuted in 1888, with book and
  lyrics by W.S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan—is famous among Gil
 bert &; Sullivan enthusiasts for its dramatic story and its magnificen
 t score, which includes such famous songs as “Is Life a Boon,” “I Ha
 ve a Song to Sing, O!” and “Strange Adventure.” The current producti
 onis the Light Opera Company’s first since 2009. The story is set at th
 e Tower of London in the 1510s, during the reign of Henry VIII. Phoebe Mer
 yll has fallen in love with the dashing Col. Fairfax, unjustly imprisoned 
 and set to be executed in an hour as the opera opens. Phoebe, her brother 
 and her father, a sergeant of the Yeomen of the Guard, come up with a desp
 erate scheme to saveFairfax--a scheme which initially succeeds, but which 
 unexpectedly involves Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, strolling players who 
 happen to be performing at the Tower on the day of the execution. Before l
 ong, not only Fairfax but also Phoebe, her brother, her father and even Ja
 ck are at risk of arrest and execution. The story is rich and involving, 
 but allows plenty of room for humor, especially in a subplot in which Phoe
 be’s would-be suitor, the head jailer and assistant tormenter Wilfred Sh
 adbolt, tries to get Jack to teach him how to be a jester. In the new pro
 duction of the opera, Chris Diamond of Glen Cove and Kara Vertucci of Lind
 enhurst play Jack Point and Elsie Maynard. Isabella Gaskill of Bay Shore a
 nd Ian Joyal of New Hyde Park play Phoebe and Wilfred, with Ben Salers of 
 Northport as Sergeant Meryll and Julian Hernandez of Jericho as Leonard Me
 ryll. Thomas Dean of Baldwin plays Colonel Fairfax, with Terry Hochler of 
 East Meadow as Dame Carruthers and Delaney R. Page of Lynbrook as her niec
 e, Kate. Marc Vun Kannon of Wading River appears as the Lieutenant of the 
 Tower, and Jordan Breslow of Bellmore as the First Yeoman. The director is
  Gayden Wren of Queens, and the music director is Stephen O’Leary of Bal
 dwin. Michael C. Haigler of Manhattan conducts the orchestra..“The Yeome
 n of the Guard has a depth and realism that’s unique in the Savoy operas
 ,” said Wren, a longtime member of the company and also the author of an
  acclaimed book about Gilbert & Sullivan. “There are laughs and 
 there’s melodramatic drama as well, but it all grows out of the characte
 rs. They’re real, well-rounded people who have the kind of contradiction
 s and ambiguities that you find every day in real people, but rarely in co
 mic opera. People feel for these characters because Gilbert and Sullivan f
 eel for them, and tell their stories in a way that lets us really get to k
 now and believe in them. “Both Gilbert and Sullivan separately said that
  The Yeomen of the Guard was the favorite of their own operas,” Wren con
 cluded. “Gilbert picked a quote from ‘Is Life a Boon?’ to be inscrib
 ed on Sullivan’s memorial on the Thames Embankment. It’s breathtaking,
  one of the best works of musical theater ever written. It takes a lot to 
 mount this show, in terms of talent, money, musicians and so forth, so we 
 don’t do it often. But when it comes up, we’re thrilled.” The Yeome
 n of the Guard will be presented on Saturday May 16th at 2 PM at The East 
 Hampton Library, located at 159 Main St in East Hampton. The event is Free
 , however registration is required. Interested individuals can register at
  this link https://easthampton.librarycalendar.com/event/gilbert-and-sull
 ivan-yeoman-guard-912 or call (631) 324-0222 ext.3   
URL:https://easthampton.librarycalendar.com/event/gilbert-and-sullivan-yeo
 man-guard-912
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