WAYLTL 2025!

I was in the mood for some Gilbert & Sullivan. The usual suspects I turn to in
these cases (D'Oyly Carte) had excellent principals, but the chorus and sound
I find not necessarily what I wanted to hear. Taking advantage of the
extravagant funds I pay to Spotify, I perused their entire complement of those
I wanted to hear...

...and the winner is...

Ohio Light Opera

While they haven't done the entire catalog (only Ruddigore, Mikado,
Gondoliers, Sorcerer and Patience), what heard was excellent sound, wonderful
singing, and great performances.

I recommend the Gondoliers, as it has the most nonstop music and lessor of the
more painful dialog (e.g. Basinstoke - Gilbert must've really thought he could
push that joke but it quickly goes irritating). Not that I'm saying Gilbert's
stuff was all bad, but sometimes you gotta back off when no one's laughing.

(and yes, I realize Gondoliers went with the baby swap plot again, but nobody
cares about the plot!)

Anyway, some links:

Ruddigore:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6v5OsQz7LZ9F99jlHvJIuM?si=dvGqol_7S6KP01hVYRA9KA
Mikado:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6fT5JTdU3ciNcAUtQiX55f?si=QTDVU013Tzuag0DHBlYjNQ
Gondoliers:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6bebxRYLXC9p8rHGEyskop?si=HC_GrcsPS02Sey0Xe7Y5lQ
Sorcerer:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4CWCfQiduJLEDsVeYBzlAV?si=RRWNVWXjR3KaNrIt7rdn5w
Patience:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6pkyKckK7IrGNi9YlgFHx2?si=ZELAf_jZSGGV-q-8ZyN8UA

Hope you like them as much as me. Otherwise, you'll be on the little list.

-Owen