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Bit More Like Work, or Life After D'Oyly Carte

Bit More Like Work, or Life After D'Oyly Carte

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A Bit More Like Work is a sequel to Nothing Like Work, covering the author's life after seven years with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, including reconstructing Sullivan's lost cello concerto, working for the Savoy Hotel, Grim's Dyke Opera Company, and the BBC, and exploring various other areas of interest.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 402 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd

A Bit More Like Work, a sequel to Nothing Like Work, delves into the author's life after seven years with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. This captivating journey encompasses a wide range of experiences, including the reconstruction of Sullivan's lost cello concerto, contributions to the Savoy Hotel and Grim's Dyke Opera Company, extensive tours of North America with The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan, and notable work for the BBC, including the 1989 presentation of the complete Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The book also explores various other areas, such as cruise work, a visit to Indonesia, pantomime, music hall, amateur operatic societies, and further research into the lives and works of Sir Arthur Sullivan and the Victorian composer Gerard Francis Cobb.

A Bit More Like Work, a sequel to Nothing Like Work, delves into the author's life after seven years with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. This captivating journey encompasses a wide range of experiences, including the reconstruction of Sullivan's lost cello concerto, contributions to the Savoy Hotel and Grim's Dyke Opera Company, extensive tours of North America with The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan, and notable work for the BBC, including the 1989 presentation of the complete Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The book also explores various other areas, such as cruise work, a visit to Indonesia, pantomime, music hall, amateur operatic societies, and further research into the lives and works of Sir Arthur Sullivan and the Victorian composer Gerard Francis Cobb.

Weight: 528g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839754944

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