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Production History 2010 Parody of Parodies - VLO Program for Hadassah, Northampton-Amherst Chapter Lander-Grinspoon Academy, Northampton Apr. 18 Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing) First Congregational Church, Amherst Mar. 28 35th Anniversary Gala Celebration (pgm) Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst Mar. 13 Amherst Club's Love Notes 2010, VLO Participation (pgm) Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College Feb. 14 2009 The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 6, 7, 8 The Valley Light Opera Celebrates Amherst's 250th (pgm) Jewish Community of Amherst June 21 The Beauty Stone by Arthur Wing Pinero, Joseph Comyns Carr and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Mar. 7 2008 Princess Ida by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 Parody of Parodies (pgm) Agawam Public Library Oct. 10 The Emerald Isle by Basil Hood, Arthur Sullivan and Edward German (pgm) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Mar. 8 2007 The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm)(pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 Parody of Parodies (pgm) Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium Mar. 19 2006 The Gondoliers by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) (review) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 The Chieftain by F. C. Burnand and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium Mar. 4 2005 The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár (pgm) (pix) in a new English version by Michael Greenebaum Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 All at Sea (a Gilbert & Sullivan Dream) by David Stevens and Harvey Worthington Loomis (pgm) Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium (excerpts): Feb. 24 Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst: Mar. 11 (30th Anniversary Celebration)(story) 2004 Ruddigore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 The Rose of Persia by Basil Hood and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium Feb. 26, 28 2003 H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan (pgm) (Trial by Jury and selections from other G&S operas) Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium Feb. 27, 28 2002 The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 Trial by Jury by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan and selections from other G&S operas Mark's Meadow School Auditorium, Amherst Mar. 7 2001 The Grand Duke by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) (review) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 2000 Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 25th Anniversary Gala Celebration (pgm) Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst Mar. 18 1999 The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing) (pgm) First Congregational Church, Amherst Mar. 28 Spring Show '99 (pgm) Selections from Pirates; Anna Russell on coloraturas; P.D.Q. Bach's Serenude, madrigals, The Seasonings Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium Feb. 27 1998 Patience by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing) First Congregational Church, Amherst Apr. 5 Spring Show '98 (pgm) Fanfare for the Women; selections from Patience; Anna Russell on G&S; P.D.Q. Bach's Oedipus Tex Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium Mar. 5, 6 1997 The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 The Foundling by Mary A. Finn and Robert Weingart (excerpts) Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 27 1996 The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (read-through) Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 27 1995 Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing) First Congregational Church, Amherst Dec. 17 Princess Ida by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (pgm) (pix) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 A 20th Year Celebration selections from the operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Mar. 14 1994 Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing) First Congregational Church, Amherst Dec. 18 Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach (pgm) in a new English translation by James Ellis Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 The Zoo by Arthur Sullivan and Bolton Rowe (pgm) Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 23, Mar. 13 1993 Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing) First Congregational Church, Amherst Dec. 19 H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 A Wealth of Possibilities selections from G&S and other light operas Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 25 1992 The Gondoliers by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 Places, Please! by Benjamin Keaton Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 29 1991 Ruddigore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 Thespis by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) recreated by Jonathan Strong, orchestration by John Dreslin The Academy of Music, Northampton Mar. 8, 9, 10 1990 The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 Fifteenth Anniversary Concert selections from the operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Mar. 11 1989 The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 El Capitan by John Philip Sousa and Charles Klein Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 24 1988 The Sorcerer by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 The Grand Duke by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 25, 27, 28 1987 The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 The True Story of Cinderella by Warren Martin Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 17 1986 Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 Lost Gilbert and Sullivan Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 25 1985 Utopia (Limited) by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 Cox and Box by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Feb. 26 1984 Trial by Jury (cast) and H.M.S. Pinafore (cast) by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 The Sorcerer by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Mar. 9, 10, 11 1983 Patience by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 Zing, Boom, Aye! (a musical potpourri) St. Brigid's Parish Hall, Amherst July 29, 30 The Prodigal Son by Arthur Sullivan (oratorio) Bowker Auditorium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Apr. 24 An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan, plus The Zoo Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Mar. 13 1982 Ruddigore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 Trial by Jury by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium: Feb. 11 Congregation B'nai Israel, Northampton: Mar. 7 University Women: Mar. 19 Sturbridge Village (Conference): May 5 Springfield: July 4 1981 Princess Ida by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 1980 The Gondoliers by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium Mar. 14 1979 The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 1978 The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11 1977 The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 9, 10, 11, 12 1976 Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 10, 11, 12, 13 1975 H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast) Amherst Regional High School Auditorium Nov. 7, 8

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