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‘Iolanthe’ Comes to Port Washington

Mortals and immortals come face to face in the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island’s 2024 production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic Iolanthe at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre at the Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington on Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m.

in a full production with a 28-person chorus and a 23-piece orchestra.

Iolanthe—which debuted in 1883, with book and lyrics by W.S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan—is one of the most beloved of all the Gilbert & Sullivan operas, especially for its perfect balance of words and music, humor and drama, magic and political satire.  The current production is the Light Opera Company’s first since 2015.

The story is a whimsical one, involving a shepherd lad named Strephon, who has the unusual problem of being half fairy and