Founder of the Perth Orchestra Project, Izaak Wesson leads POP as Artistic and Executive Director in creating innovative performances that fulfil the vision to create art that enriches the cultural vibrancy of Western Australia. Izaak is a conductor, musicologist, and arts administrator, currently completing his Master’s degree in music at the University of Western Australia. Read More
Author: Judith Clark
On Shore and Sea
Savoy Opera Chorale presents sea faring songs from the Gilbert & Sullivan collection plus Arthur Sullivan’s dramatic musical cantata, On Shore and Sea on Sunday, 14 November at 3.00pm. The concert will featuring upbeat pieces from HMS Pinafore and Ruddigore, and the rarely performed one act, On Shore and Sea. This cantata tells of war Read More
Emily in Ploverleigh
With her character facing an intriguing quandary, Emily Schinkel discusses her lead role of Aline Sangazure in Gilbert & Sullivan WA’s upcoming musical comedy of magic and mismatched couples, The Sorcerer. Tell us about your character in The Sorcerer. What do you think of her? Aline begins the story as a sweet and charming young Read More
The Mark of a Sorcerer
Taking on the titular role in G&S WA’s next main stage production, Mark Thompson will be playing one of Gilbert & Sullivan most intriguing characters in The Sorcerer. Has John Wellington Wells aka The Sorcerer been a fun role to prepare? What do you think of your character? JW Wells is the type of character Read More
Trial by Jury+
The Savoy Opera Chorale presents Trial by Jury+, an effervescent concert of some of Gilbert & Sullivan’s best known songs plus their one act comic operetta, Trial by Jury, a light hearted musical satire about a “breach of promise of marriage” lawsuit . “probably the most successful British one-act operetta of all time”. – Kurt Gänzl, Read More