The concert was well attended - there being over a hundred present - and so there should have been! This compared very well with the 30 or 40 at some other afternoon performances.
It would be difficult to pick out any songs in particular - all were well performed with excellent diction and style. The company looked attractive in evening dress, with enough props to aid our imagination. I particularly liked the sunflowers in one of my favourite songs from all the operas, the delightful men's trio in Patience "You hold yourself like this."
Kathy George, Marie Hayes, Gillian Pendrill, Tim Hurst-Brown, Julian Ransom and John Torr all performed very well and were accompanied by their excellent pianist, Peter Hewitt.
At the end of the performance Neil Smith suggested that next year this concert might be in the Opera House. It was evident that all of us thought that it was a jolly entertaining afternoon.
Jean Dufty (G&S Fanatic) |