VLOC presents Gilbert & Sullivan's THE GRAND DUKE

You only have TWO chances to catch this wonderful, silly show, complete with conspiracies, statutory duels (huh?), mistaken identities, and sausage rolls (what?!). 

Gilbert & Sullivan's The Grand Duke, or, The Statutory Duel

(presented as a semi-staged concert with full orchestra)

Directed by Debbie Grossman
Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at 8pm &
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 at 7pm (with a bonus post-show sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance, as part of The 6th Great Gilbert & Sullivan Sing Out)

At the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
603 Edmonston Dr, Rockville, Maryland 20851

TICKETS
Adults $28, Seniors $24, Students with ID $20
Call the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre box office at 240-314-8690 or buy tickets online.
And, if you use the code DUKE50 either online or over the phone with the box office, you can get $14 tickets to either performance!

Find out more information about the Victorian Lyric Opera Company and this production of The Grand Duke HERE!

Audition Announcement 7/16-17: Victorian Lyric Opera Company, Rockville, MD

Audition Announcement

for opera in concert:

Michael William Balfe's 

The Bohemian Girl

Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

Concert Staging by Debbie Grossman

Performances: 10/14 & 10/15 at 8pm, 10/16 at 2pm at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville, MD

NOTE: Likely change of performance dates to 10/7-9 plus venue change.

Auditions (by appointment only): For those interested in principal roles and those new to The Victorian Lyric Opera Company. Current and former VLOC members may sign up for chorus using the audition sign up form.

• Saturday, July 16, 12pm-3pm
• Sunday, July 17, 7pm-10pm

Click here to sign up for an audition slot.

Callbacks: Monday, July 18, 7-10-pm, by invitation only.
Location: Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Parish Hall, 4902 Berwyn Road, College Park, MD

Audition information: Please prepare one verse of a song in English and bring sheet music in the appropriate key for the provided accompanist. You will be asked to provide your scheduling conflicts for the rehearsal period of August through October.

Rehearsals: Generally scheduled on Sunday afternoons, and Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in August. Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday in September.

Principal Roles:

• Count Arnheim (baritone) - Governor of Presburg
• Thaddeus (tenor) – a Polish soldier
• Florestein (tenor) – nephew of the Count
• Devilshoof (bass) – Chief of the Gypsies
• Arline (soprano) – daughter of the Count
• Queen of the Gypsies (mezzo) 
• Captain of the Guard (and narrator) (baritone)