PATIENCE-- AM I ALONE AND UNOBSERVED

The University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society produced Patience in 1987, with not only a really talented cast, but also scenic production and stage direction that was top-notch. This is not always possible in a volunteer program, or in professional productions as well. Although consumer video quality was not high at this time, and the audio connection was problematic, what remains gives an impression of what can often be the best show in the G&S icon.

Bunthorne (Peter Hedleski), claiming to be an aesthetic poet, has a "tell-all" moment and lets the audience in on a secret... that he is an aesthetic sham. Hedleski's portrayal of Bunthorne evokes the poses of the aesthetic poets throughout the craze that flourished in Britain during Oscar Wilde's time. For more comic operas and operettas, visit comicoperaguild.org

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Music

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• PATIENCE
• GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
• UMGASS
• AM I ALONE AND UNOBSERVED
• PETER HEDLESKI
• OPERETTA

[RosciusAtrox]

What a superb performance, packed with humour yet sung with perfect diction; better than a number of 'professional' performances I have seen.