This will not do! Sir Joseph lacks anything like a British Admiral's uniform and he makes silly off-script mispronunciations of Captain Corcoran's name. This repeats the classic mistake of trying to be funnier than W.S.Gilbert, last done miserably by the late Frankie Howard. The set lacks any semblance to a warship deck, the music is pre-recorded and without a stereo soundtrack, single voices are hard to locate among the chorus. For me the shining star is Josephine (Kaoru Shoji) who alone commands the stage with her solos "Sorry her lot who loves too well" and "The hours creep on apace".
Hi! Thank you for watching our production. While we are open and receptive to any criticism regarding our shows, I do want to clarify one piece of misinformation in your comment. Contrary to your belief, our music is not prerecorded. It is played live every night by a 30+ piece orchestra! The orchestra is located in the Stage Right wing of the theater (due to its small space). This is probably why it sounds slightly “off” in this recording.
@@gsvloc Thank you for correcting me about your orchestra. I see some 36 players credited on the video. I compliment them all on reproducing Sullivan's airs so harmoniously. How much more enjoyable the video would be if we could glimpse them at their work, or at least see their conductor Mr. Buikema who should be there to guide both orchestra and singers! I shall carp only about the lack of stereo soundtrack that perhaps it is not too late to correct.
This will not do! Sir Joseph lacks anything like a British Admiral's uniform and he makes silly off-script mispronunciations of Captain Corcoran's name. This repeats the classic mistake of trying to be funnier than W.S.Gilbert, last done miserably by the late Frankie Howard. The set lacks any semblance to a warship deck, the music is pre-recorded and without a stereo soundtrack, single voices are hard to locate among the chorus. For me the shining star is Josephine (Kaoru Shoji) who alone commands the stage with her solos "Sorry her lot who loves too well" and "The hours creep on apace".
Hi! Thank you for watching our production. While we are open and receptive to any criticism regarding our shows, I do want to clarify one piece of misinformation in your comment. Contrary to your belief, our music is not prerecorded. It is played live every night by a 30+ piece orchestra! The orchestra is located in the Stage Right wing of the theater (due to its small space). This is probably why it sounds slightly “off” in this recording.
@@gsvloc Thank you for correcting me about your orchestra. I see some 36 players credited on the video. I compliment them all on reproducing Sullivan's airs so harmoniously. How much more enjoyable the video would be if we could glimpse them at their work, or at least see their conductor Mr. Buikema who should be there to guide both orchestra and singers! I shall carp only about the lack of stereo soundtrack that perhaps it is not too late to correct.