G&S Events
Upcoming NEGASS Events
July 25, 2021 (3:00 PM) - In-person event in West Boylston, MA! Sing through of Trial By Jury, followed by food and socializing. Zoom link available for those who cannot attend in person. To RSVP (please include interest/preference for a role) to contact@negass.org.
Upcoming G&S Events in New England
June 2, 2021, 8:00 PM - Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society memorial service for Robert Cumming
July 14, 2021, 6:30 PM - Greater Worcester Opera presents a Gilbert & Sullivan concert at the West Boylston Bandstand
July 11 & 13 - Auditions for Ruddigore with Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Middlefield, CT
August (tbd) - Auditions for The Pirates of Penzance with Valley Light Opera, Amherst, MA
September (tbd) - Auditions for The Grand Duke, Sudbury Savoyards, Sudbury, MA
October 2021 - Ruddigore with Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Middlefield, CT
November 2021 - The Pirates of Penzance with Valley Light Opera, Academy of Music, Northampton, MA
February 2022 - The Grand Duke with Sudbury Savoyards, Sudbury, MA
Spring 2022 - The Pirates of Penzance with Simsbury Light Opera, Simsbury, CT
July 14, 2021, 6:30 PM - Greater Worcester Opera presents a Gilbert & Sullivan concert at the West Boylston Bandstand
July 11 & 13 - Auditions for Ruddigore with Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Middlefield, CT
August (tbd) - Auditions for The Pirates of Penzance with Valley Light Opera, Amherst, MA
September (tbd) - Auditions for The Grand Duke, Sudbury Savoyards, Sudbury, MA
October 2021 - Ruddigore with Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Middlefield, CT
November 2021 - The Pirates of Penzance with Valley Light Opera, Academy of Music, Northampton, MA
February 2022 - The Grand Duke with Sudbury Savoyards, Sudbury, MA
Spring 2022 - The Pirates of Penzance with Simsbury Light Opera, Simsbury, CT
Recent NEGASS Events
June 13 7:00 pm - Annual meeting of the New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society
May 15 7:00 pm - Zoom reading of Gilbert's first straight play, the one-act farce entitled Allow Me To Explain. See the video here.
March 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm - NEGASS Board member Dr. John E. Dreslin presented an illustrated talk entitled "Darwinian Woman: The Evolution of Princess Ida". He discussed the original 1850 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson The Princess: A Medley, and how W. S. Gilbert subsequently adapted it, first in his 1869 play The Princess and later in 1883 as an opera libretto Princess Ida, to be set to music by Arthur Sullivan. See the video here.
February 27, 2021 at 8:00 pm - The Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society, New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Amherst Ballet, and Valley Light Opera premiered a video of the 2015 performance by Amherst Ballet and Valley Light Opera of Pineapple Poll. See the video here.
February 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm - NEGASS and G&S Society of Maine hosted a Trivia Night with the focus on the works of Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert.
January 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm - Watch party of the 1939 version of The Mikado, with historical notes and discussion led by Dr. John E. Dreslin.
December 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - A Victorian Christmas Celebration, presented by Tom Dawkins. See the video here.
November 21, 2020 - Viewing part of A Day at the Savoy, featuring Mr. Jericho, presented by Ralph McPhail, Jr. of Gilbert and Sullivan Austin (GSA)
October 17, 2020 - The Grand Duke presentation by local expert Tony Parkes. See the video here.
September 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM - The Bab Ballads: musical, spoken word and other interpretations of Gilbert's comic poems. See the video here.
August 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM - 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern': Gilbert's "burlesque" in three short tableaux, featuring some of Shakespeare's best known minor characters. Originally published in the periodical Fun in 1874, this frothy little piece was not performed in public until 1891, when it appeared as part of a charity benefit. See the video here.
July 26, 2020 -Sullivan's Hymns & Anthems: performances and interpretations of church music by Sullivan including a women's quartet, soloists, The Royal Street Recorder Consort & Chamber Singers and a "Driveway Choir" performance of 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'. See the video here.
June 14, 2020 - Annual Meeting and Event via Zoom
May 9, 2020 - Zoom reading of Gilbert's play Tom Cobb. See the video here.
February 29, 2020 - Post-show birthday party for Frederic!
Cake and singing after the Sudbury Savoyards' production of HMS Pinafore
January 5, 2020 (3:00 PM) - Sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance
University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA
September 28, 2019 (2:00 PM) - Symposium on Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old
Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA
See the video here.
May 15 7:00 pm - Zoom reading of Gilbert's first straight play, the one-act farce entitled Allow Me To Explain. See the video here.
March 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm - NEGASS Board member Dr. John E. Dreslin presented an illustrated talk entitled "Darwinian Woman: The Evolution of Princess Ida". He discussed the original 1850 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson The Princess: A Medley, and how W. S. Gilbert subsequently adapted it, first in his 1869 play The Princess and later in 1883 as an opera libretto Princess Ida, to be set to music by Arthur Sullivan. See the video here.
February 27, 2021 at 8:00 pm - The Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society, New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Amherst Ballet, and Valley Light Opera premiered a video of the 2015 performance by Amherst Ballet and Valley Light Opera of Pineapple Poll. See the video here.
February 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm - NEGASS and G&S Society of Maine hosted a Trivia Night with the focus on the works of Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert.
January 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm - Watch party of the 1939 version of The Mikado, with historical notes and discussion led by Dr. John E. Dreslin.
December 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - A Victorian Christmas Celebration, presented by Tom Dawkins. See the video here.
November 21, 2020 - Viewing part of A Day at the Savoy, featuring Mr. Jericho, presented by Ralph McPhail, Jr. of Gilbert and Sullivan Austin (GSA)
October 17, 2020 - The Grand Duke presentation by local expert Tony Parkes. See the video here.
September 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM - The Bab Ballads: musical, spoken word and other interpretations of Gilbert's comic poems. See the video here.
August 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM - 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern': Gilbert's "burlesque" in three short tableaux, featuring some of Shakespeare's best known minor characters. Originally published in the periodical Fun in 1874, this frothy little piece was not performed in public until 1891, when it appeared as part of a charity benefit. See the video here.
July 26, 2020 -Sullivan's Hymns & Anthems: performances and interpretations of church music by Sullivan including a women's quartet, soloists, The Royal Street Recorder Consort & Chamber Singers and a "Driveway Choir" performance of 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'. See the video here.
June 14, 2020 - Annual Meeting and Event via Zoom
May 9, 2020 - Zoom reading of Gilbert's play Tom Cobb. See the video here.
February 29, 2020 - Post-show birthday party for Frederic!
Cake and singing after the Sudbury Savoyards' production of HMS Pinafore
January 5, 2020 (3:00 PM) - Sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance
University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA
September 28, 2019 (2:00 PM) - Symposium on Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old
Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA
See the video here.
