Ruddigore – review

Grand Theatre, LeedsGilbert and Sullivan's supernatural shocker Ruddigore has never been among the most popular of the Savoy operas – when introduced last year, Opera North's staging was the first professional production for almost 20 years. Part of the problem with Ruddigore lies with the plot – like Mozart's Magic Flute it requires that you accept that all the good characters have suddenly become bad and vice versa in the second half. The other issue is the merry mock Gilbert made of low-b...

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