SIMON BUTTERISS

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	2024 SIMON’S COMEDY SONGBOOK, NEW YEAR’S GALA and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE/Major General Stanley (concert performance) Simon joins Rebecca Bottone and Sam Marston for a New Year’s weekend at W S Gilbert’s house Grim’s Dyke January 5-8 DER MIKADO Simon directs The Mikado, spoken in German, sung in English Passau Opera House Landestheater Niederbayern, with the Niederbayerische Philharmonie First performance March 9 With performances in repertoire until June SIMON’S COMEDY SONGBOOK Simon entertains on a cruise of the Mekong river, through Cambodia and Vietnam RV Indochine II April 19 – 30 TRIAL BY JURY/The Learned Judge Gilbert and Sullivan Society Centenary Convention Grim’s Dyke May 26 THE BEST OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN Simon directs and narrates this staged concert, with NGSOC soloists Salisbury International Arts Festival Salisbury Playhouse May 30 (m&e) THE SEA AND SHIPS London Song Festival June 21 SEE HERE FOR DETAILS THE GONDOLIERS/Duke of Plaza Toro Simon also directs this new production for The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Buxton Opera House July 27(m&e), August 7(m&e), 10 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE/Major General Stanley Simon also directs this revival of his five star 2023 production for NGSOC at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Buxton Opera House July 28(m&e), August 3, 4(m),9(m) HMS PINAFORE/Sir Joseph Porter Buxton Opera House July 31(m&e), August 4,10(m) THE BEST OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN Simon directs and narrates this third programme of the sell-out staged concert, with NGSOC soloists and the National Festival Orchestra August 3(m), 9 Buxton Opera House SIMON’S COMEDY SONGBOOK As part of the 30th International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Chatsworth House Theatre August 6 DIE FLEDERMAUS/Dr Blind/Narrator Simon directs and narrates, in character, this semi-staged production IF Opera, Belcombe Court August 24, 28, 30 IF Opera THE GONDOLIERS/Duke of Plaza Toro THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE/Major General Stanley HMS PINAFORE/Sir Joseph Porter Malvern Theatres w/c September 4 AUTUMN 24/SPRING 25 Simon is writing a new full-length staged concert piece (commissioned by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) for which there will be R&D workshops in Spring 25. 2025 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE/Major General Stanley National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Buxton Opera House August 2(m&e)/9(m)/13/16(m) IOLANTHE/Lord Chancellor National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Buxton Opera House August 3(m&e)/10/13(m)/16 ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD/Jupiter IF Opera Simon directs and sings Jupiter in this new production of Offenbach’s operetta August 12/15/19 IOLANTHE/Lord Chancellor and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE/Major General Stanley NGSOC Malvern Theatres, September 4-6 He currently appears in sixteen complete Gilbert and Sullivan operas on gsopera.tv