With apologies to a beloved children’s story, the Wichita Grand Opera might well be referred to as “The Little Opera Company That Could.” Friday was the opening night of the WGO’s final production for the 2015 season – Jacques Offenbach’s “The Grand Duchess” – and this little-known comic gem did not disappoint. Offenbach’s operettas inspired and influenced the works of Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. So, even though his works are less familiar in the United States, fans of “Die Fledermaus” or “The Pirates of Penzance” will likely find this amusing work familiar territory.
Kaitlyn Costello
Cullen Gandy
William Powers
Alyssa Toepfer
Brian Frutiger
Godspell66%
Love Me Tonight65%
A Night at the Opera74%
The Taming of the Shrew69%
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas62%
The Sound of Music77%
Les Misérables73%
The Hunchback of Notre Dame71%
Love Happy58%
You Can't Take It with You75%
Bullets Over Broadway70%
Barefoot in the Park71%
Auntie Mame70%
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs71%
August Rush74%
Anastasia76%
King Lear60%
The Producers70%
The Lion in Winter74%
A Good Woman63%
