Opera Scotland

Patience 1916D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

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Given that this had been a particularly topical satire in its day, and that the target of that satire, Oscar Wilde had been dead for fifteen years, it is perhaps surprising that this work remained popular.

 

D'Oyly Carte Scottish tour - 1916

The repertoire or this tour included Trial By Jury,  The Sorcerer,  Patience,  Iolanthe,  The Mikado,  The Yeomen of the Guard and The Gondoliers.

The schedule for the Dundee week is as follows:

Dundee, w/c 4 September:  Mon 4 Gondoliers;  Tue 5 Patience;  Wed 6 Yeomen of the Guard;  Thu 7 Mikado;  Fri 8 Trial by Jury & Sorcerer;  Sat 9 m Iolanthe;  Sat 9 e Yeomen of the Guard.

Other dates (Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen) to be confirmed.