Alphabet Associations - II

[subcontrabass]

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How did you work it out, subby?

Google search on "Gama Points Wells singer".

Peter Pratt sang with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, taking over the "principal comedian" roles from Martyn Green and being succeeded by John Reed. These roles included King Gama in Princess Ida, Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard, and John Wellington Wells in the recording of The Sorcerer. He appeared as "The Master" in Doctor Who in 1976.

[Nick Armstrong]

Peter Pratt ???

Great question, great solving...!

Good to see AA back up and running.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Google search on "Gama Points Wells singer".

Peter Pratt sang with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, taking over the "principal comedian" roles from Martyn Green and being succeeded by John Reed. These roles included King Gama in Princess Ida, Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard, and John Wellington Wells in the recording of The Sorcerer. He appeared as "The Master" in Doctor Who in 1976.

Perfect coleslaw - absolutely correct in every particular - U / R next (unless you wish to Q)

[edashtav]

Great question, great solving...!

Good to see AA back up and running.

My old Dad would have loved your question, Ferney, but of course, I suffered a reaction to his endless round of G & S and I became an enfant terrible, filling my bedroom with contemporary music. But, I must admit to being dragged in my youth to hear Peter Pratt more often than I was exposed to Peter Pears.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

My old Dad would have loved your question, Ferney, but of course, I suffered a reaction to his endless round of G & S and I became an enfant terrible, filling my bedroom with contemporary music. But, I must admit to being dragged in my youth to hear Peter Pratt more often than I was exposed to Peter Pears.

If you were around for the D'Oyly Carte travelling productions at the time of Peter Pratt, ed, then it's not impossible that you might have heard Harrison Birtwistle on Clarinet in the pit band. (One of his "earners" in his late teens.)

[Nick Armstrong]

My old Dad would have loved your question, Ferney, but of course, I suffered a reaction to his endless round of G & S and I became an enfant terrible, filling my bedroom with contemporary music. But, I must admit to being dragged in my youth to hear Peter Pratt more often than I was exposed to Peter Pears.

I was lucky to have a slightly less off-putting paternal introduction to G&S - my old Dad directed a couple of their shows for a local light operatic when I was under 10: Ruddigore and Princess Ida. (So I should have picked up the King Gama reference - had I read the question prior to its solution).

I attended various rehearsals and some of the numbers are hardwired into my brain ("When the night wind howls, in the chimney cowls..." - I loved the Hallowe'en aspects of Ruddigore - "This helmet I suppose, was meant to ward off blows.." - that's a King Gama number I think - &c &c). It didn't make me into a G&S fan but nor did it put me off, and the recordings we had at home of each of those are now on the iPod in the car, and make fun travelling music nowadays...

[subcontrabass]

Perfect coleslaw - absolutely correct in every particular - U / R next (unless you wish to Q)

Just for a change I think we should try for a Q to link juvenile poverty, skipping, and something better.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"This helmet I suppose, was meant to ward off blows.." - that's a King Gama number I think

His two sons, akcherly ... Hildebrand and ... ??? (I keep thinking "Strephon", but he's the Tenor in Iolanthe.)

[Nick Armstrong]

His two sons, akcherly ... Hildebrand and ... ??? (I keep thinking "Strephon", but he's the Tenor in Iolanthe.)

Not quite, in fakt... It's sung by Gama's three sons, Arac, Guron and Scynthius.

Hildebrand is the rival king whose son Hilarion is betrothed to Ida...

Wot-evvs....

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Not quite, in fakt... It's sung by Gama's three sons, Arac, Guron and Scynthius.

Hildebrand is the rival king whose son Hilarion is betrothed to Ida...

Wot-evvs....

- just looked it up! (And don't the days seem long and flat when there's nothing whatever to grumble at?! - remind you of anyone?)

[Nick Armstrong]

- just looked it up! (And don't the days seem long and flat when there's nothing whatever to grumble at?! - remind you of anyone?)

PS "Merrily ring the luncheon bell" was hummed regularly during 30 years of work....!

[edashtav]

I was lucky to have a slightly less off-putting paternal introduction to G&S - my old Dad directed a couple of their shows for a local light operatic when I was under 10: Ruddigore and Princess Ida. (So I should have picked up the King Gama reference - had I read the question prior to its solution).

I did use my knowledge to support or direct school productions. I still remember conducting one rehearsal for Iolanthe (dressed majestically in cast-offs from a BBC TV production; the costumes had been acquired by a drunk in Didcot).

Iolanthe sang, possibly deliberately for she was in love with the trumpeter in my pit, " My bosom shows". Cue cacophony from my bassoons and brass- they had turned away from their scores to have a peep. By now, Iolanthe was wreathed in smiles as she added, "Sorry, THAWS."

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Iolanthe sang, possibly deliberately for she was in love with the trumpeter in my pit, " My bosom shows". Cue cacophony from my bassoons and brass- they had turned away from their scores to have a peep. By now, Iolanthe was wreathed in smiles as she added, "Sorry, THAWS."

Isn't it the Fairy Queen who sings this rather than Iolanthe?

[subcontrabass]

Just for a change I think we should try for a Q to link juvenile poverty, skipping, and something better.

Time for a little hint? You should be looking for a singer of a very different tradition from the previous one.

[subcontrabass]

Time for a little hint? You should be looking for a singer of a very different tradition from the previous one.

Final clue: this is another "double letter" puzzle.