CLASSICAL MUSIC
COMIC LIGHT OPERA
KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® with JEFFREY SIEGEL
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
H.M.S. PINAFORE Thursday, May 4 at 8 p.m.
A Few of Your Favorite Things Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
Virtuoso pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to the Hylton
Sail the shining waters as the H.M.S. Pinafore embarks on a journey of humor and mischief in Gilbert & Sullivan’s famous comic operetta. The levity of musical theater meets the extravagance
with another of his very popular performances.
of opera in a satirical musical production that pokes fun at rigid
This concert will include pieces that audience
Victorian class distinctions. Romantic sailors, sisters, cousins, and
members at his March 2016 performance requested
aunts sing and dance across this fanciful British naval vessel. Love
as their favorites. He has selected from among the requests to create
finds its way aboard as the captain’s daughter falls for a sailor, despite
a program in his unique “concert with commentary” format that
her father’s plan for a more refined suitor. This classic has delighted
will appeal to long-time classical music lovers and newcomers alike.
audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 130 years.
His unique Keyboard Conversations performances provide the story
The playful score includes many popular tunes such as “I’m called
behind the score, as he shares fascinating information before playing
Little Buttercup,” “I am the Monarch of the Sea,” and the rousing
each piece in its entirety. Become a classical music insider as Jeffrey
full ensemble anthem “For He Is an Englishman.” Hailed by New
Siegel provides illuminating insights into the lives of the world’s
York magazine as “the leading custodian of the [Gilbert & Sullivan]
greatest composers. Full of wit, knowledge, and a deep admiration
classics,” the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players brings energetic
for the music, this performance will make you fall in love with
singing and dancing, a live orchestra, and an elaborate set based on
classical piano. “Expressive and full of passion…This is an artist who
Gilbert’s own drawings. Join us for hijinks on the high seas in the
means every note he plays.” (The New York Times) $42, $36, $25
grand style of Gilbert & Sullivan! $56, $48, $34
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