Iolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan

Iolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 21, 1984

Runtime

2h 18m

Original Title

Iolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan

Production Companies

Stratford Festival

Director

Brian Macdonald

Description

This 1984 production from the Stratford Festival breathes new life into Gilbert and Sullivan's fanciful 1882 operetta that, in its day, was regarded as a scorching satire of England's pre-eminent politicos. The performance features illustrious contralto Maureen Forrester as the Queen of the Fairies, who tangle with the House of Lords to unite the title character's half-fairy, half-mortal son and his true love.