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The Seckerson Tapes: Opera North's Ruddigore
The Seckerson Tapes: Opera North's Ruddigore
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The opera, premiered in January 1887 at the Savoy Theatre - where it ran for 288 performances - concerns the curse of the House of Ruddigore, which commits all Baronets to live a life of crime, or suffer terrible consequences.
Below, thanks to the Gilbert & Sullivan Web Archive, are photographs of the original cast: from left, young farmer Robin Oakapple (played by George Grossmith) - who is really the Baronet of Ruddigore in disguise, attempting to flee the curse; his evil brother Sir Despard (Rutland Barrington), who has usurped the baronetcy; Rose Maybud (Leonora Braham), beloved of Robin; Richard Dauntless (Durward Lely), Robin's foster brother who contrives to steal Rose's affections. Complicating this love-plot is the pursuit of a crime a day that the Ruddigore ghosts insist must be carried out...
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