My school is doing this musical. I'm playing one of the daughters, we have a whole dance to this song. Are production is next weekend. I'm super excited and i know im going to cry on our last performance since this is my last musical of my high school theatre career
Now this is the way G&S SHOULD be preformed. Set, costumes and singing, the way it was written. However, they really needed to fix the hoop skirt problem!!
@mchapm15 Because this is classic G&S, not some tarted-up Broadway spectacle :) Good interpretations of these operas are subtle, understated, and have a dry wit so celebrated by educated Englishmen and Women. Would you want Rent to be performed this way? Of course not as it would ruin the spectacle of a good musical. So long as a director puts the intentions of Gilbert and Sullivan first, their creation will enjoy the support of G&S's initial brilliance. BTW I think they sing very well ;)
@Blueboyo1 LMAO! I fail to see the insult in putting my username in quotations. I am, however, very happy to see such energized debate over how much or how little choreography is tasteful in a G&S opera. I do agree that singing isn't everything "Blueboyo1". In fact, singing, dancing, costumes; all these take a supporting role to Storytelling (Especially in Recitals). Within the G&S paradigm, dancing has its place, but is understated and high-brow-victorian-British. A difficult style.
you can't gloss over the risqué business of taking off shoes and socks. it should be like "...take off our shoes..." *gasp* "and stockings..." *GASP* "and... paddle!" which is of course exactly what they were all thinking and in giddy agreement they cry "the very thing! the very thing!"
@MsToughcookies That's ok. I tend to think in terms of Musicality when dealing with Opera and Light Opera. For me, dance has its place but only in so far as it supports both storyline and music. Anything more and you have a vacuous spectacle that distracts rather than engages.
I entirely enjoy the video, but I don't see how anyone can argue that dancing would be out of place for performing a song with the words "Let us gaily trip the measure" (dance)..
My school is doing this musical. I'm playing one of the daughters, we have a whole dance to this song. Are production is next weekend. I'm super excited and i know im going to cry on our last performance since this is my last musical of my high school theatre career
Same
Hope it went well.
it sounds abstrusely wonderful! But would be better with a little bouncy choreography. These are pretty hyper girls
i wish i could sing like that...im doing this play and im one of the daughters but my voice is so looooowwwww!!!!
Now this is the way G&S SHOULD be preformed. Set, costumes and singing, the way it was written. However, they really needed to fix the hoop skirt problem!!
Lawl I need to learn this for a school play...
I love this song its kinda catchy lol
Why is there no choreography!!? :(
Wünsche ich es Euch immer Schönheit Strahlen Lächeln....
I want to guess that when they originally staged this the "daughters" just kept coming ....
@mchapm15 Because this is classic G&S, not some tarted-up Broadway spectacle :) Good interpretations of these operas are subtle, understated, and have a dry wit so celebrated by educated Englishmen and Women. Would you want Rent to be performed this way? Of course not as it would ruin the spectacle of a good musical. So long as a director puts the intentions of Gilbert and Sullivan first, their creation will enjoy the support of G&S's initial brilliance. BTW I think they sing very well ;)
Elitist.... Do you not think at it's inception it was considered " noise and fluff and spectacle"?... fie with your ivory tower....
@Blueboyo1 Cheers Mate! My pleasure :)
@civsaballerina me too! and idk how im gonna sing that high
@Blueboyo1 LMAO! I fail to see the insult in putting my username in quotations. I am, however, very happy to see such energized debate over how much or how little choreography is tasteful in a G&S opera. I do agree that singing isn't everything "Blueboyo1". In fact, singing, dancing, costumes; all these take a supporting role to Storytelling (Especially in Recitals). Within the G&S paradigm, dancing has its place, but is understated and high-brow-victorian-British. A difficult style.
What particular production is this?
A little Grand Right And Left at the end
@tommyopera dont worry tommy i love this song
@Blueboyo1 hi there
you can't gloss over the risqué business of taking off shoes and socks. it should be like "...take off our shoes..." *gasp* "and stockings..." *GASP* "and... paddle!" which is of course exactly what they were all thinking and in giddy agreement they cry "the very thing! the very thing!"
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Sorry, 'tread the measure".
they need more movement while they sing! it's boring! don't just stand there...
i agree - so many classical musicians think they have show no emotion
whatsoever - and they are boring to watch. voices aren't so great either.
@MsToughcookies That's ok. I tend to think in terms of Musicality when dealing with Opera and Light Opera. For me, dance has its place but only in so far as it supports both storyline and music. Anything more and you have a vacuous spectacle that distracts rather than engages.
They need a voice teacher.
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to sound shrill
I entirely enjoy the video, but I don't see how anyone can argue that dancing would be out of place for performing a song with the words "Let us gaily trip the measure" (dance)..