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...success of a show like “The Sorcerer,” with a fundamentally weak plot only resolved by a deus ex machina, depends largely on its soloists, whom stage director Davida Fernandez-Barkan ’11 manages effectively. The role of Alexis is well handled by Nelson (in last Saturday’s matinee performance). His strong tenor and zestful portrayal of his foppish, affected character provides many of the performance’s most rewarding moments. In particular, his over-the-top exchanges with his father, played with great aplomb by Yashinsky, are delightful...
Fernandez-Barkan ably handles this topsy-turvy romance, drawing out the wit of Gilbert’s libretto as Wong gives Sullivan’s music its due. “The Sorcerer” may be a light opera from Victorian England, but, thanks to this production’s charms, the work still amuses today...
...It’s really a charming little piece. It’s really funny, really cute. It’s all about love and magic,” says stage director Davida Fernandez-Barkan ’11. “I think it’s a really beautiful show.” Though the show was originally conceived in Victorian England, this particular production’s styling and costume will be decidedly more Elizabethan. “Shows get taken to the present a lot, and I thought it would be fun to take a show...
Describing Gilbert and Sullivan’s works, Fernandez-Barkan praises their lightheartedness and accessibility. “They’re whimsical and wonderful,” she says. Other cast members call Gilbert and Sullivan works absurd, hilarious, and even topsy-turvy. With this enthusiasm for their subject matter, it’s clear that the cast and crew are far from stressed about their work on the opera. If that translates onto the stage, the result is sure to be a lighthearted, harmonious, and humorous production...
...theatre holds close to 100 people, but it feels like a smaller, intimate space that allows the audience to connect with the actors and immerse themselves in the action,” Fernadez-Barkan says...