The Rockville Victorian Lyric Opera Company is celebrating 45 years of presenting opera locally with a season of three delightful comic operas. The season will include Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Sorcerer at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville.
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre is located at 603 Edmonston Dr.
Tickets for The Sorcerer are $28 for adults, $26 for seniors (65 and over) and $24 for students. Discount tickets are available for purchasing all three operas. For more information, call the box office at 240-314-8690 or go to boxoffice@rockvillemd.gov.
The Sorcerer features mystic sorcerer, magic love potion and creatures of the underworld.
The plot sees the rich, but witless Alexis, recently betrothed to the beautiful Aline. After having a vision, he plots to bring the joy of marriage to the entire town at his wedding ceremony. Alexis calls in the old family sorcerer, Jonathan Wellington Wells to concoct the perfect love potion. Naturally, this backfires and hilarity ensues.
The Sorcerer will be presented in conjunction with the 7th Great Gilbert and Sullivan Sing Out. Those participating in the Sing Out do not need to purchase a ticket to this performance. Entry is included with your registration fee.
The performance will be presented in semi-staged concert format with full orchestra.
The season also will include:
- Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, Feb. 23-March 3. The opera centers on a glittering ball, forbidden romance and multiple disguises that make for a dazzling night at the theater.
- Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore. June 7-16, Commit a crime every day or die an agonizing death? “No, thank you,” said Robin Oakapple, the Baronet of Ruddigore and current recipient of this terrible curse. However, his ghostly ancestors might have something to say about his decision to shirk his duty.
