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I love to sing and act, as long as I don't have to do too much dancing. I am a bass-baritone, and a major fan of the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. I am a late bloomer, only beginning to perform in public in my late 40's.It has been my particular good fortune to be able to share this with my kids, Tova and George.
Due to health problems, I'm no longer able to perform on stage, but I still like to sing. I am a regular with the monthly M.I.T. Sea Chantey group, where I get to sing sitting down.
My most recent Revels appearance was in the 2005 Christmas Revels
In April 2004, I played Preposteros in the M.I.T. Gilbert & Sullivan Players production of Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old.
In July 2003 the M.I.T. Gilbert & Sullivan Players put on a semi-staged production of Bizet's Carmen which I was in the chorus of, my first real opera. It was a very fine production, and I was quite proud to be a small part of it.
Gilbert & Sullivan's Thespis
I previously appeared in the Sudbury Savoyards' production of Patience, in February 2003.
I was in the 2003 Midsummer Revels at the Museum Wharf in South Boston. I played the front of a 4 person dragon in the mummers' play segment, as well as being in the chorus. I was also in the 2002 Spring Revels at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, June 2002.
In spring 2001, Tova and I appeared in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production: The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel
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In April, 2000, Tova and I appeared in M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant
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In November, 1999, George and I were in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri
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I was too busy to take part in M.I.T.G.A.S.P.'s previous 3 productions, but I did take photographs of the shows:
In April, 1998, George and I appeared the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
The Pirates of Penzance
or, The Slave of Duty
We were pirates in the first act, but then reformed, and became policemen for the second act. My wife, Harriet Fell, took
Photographs of the show.
Previously, I appeared as Master of Ceremonies for the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
Ruddigore
or, The Witch's Curse
November 14-16, 20-22 1997 at the Sala de Puerto Rico of the M.I.T. Student CenterSee photographs of the show!
Last spring, my daughter and I appeared in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
Patience
or Bunthorne's Bride
April 18-20, 24-26 1997 at the Sala de Puerto Rico of the M.I.T. Student CenterMy wife. Harriet Fell took photographs of the show.
I also appeared in the chorus for the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
H.M.S. Pinafore
or The Lass that Loved a Sailor
November 21,22 & 23, 1996.
My son George took photographs of the show.
Utopia, Ltd.
or The Flowers of Progress
King Paramount of Utopia, and Melene, the Wise Utopian Maiden
My first starring role, as King Paramount the First, of Utopia, in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' April 1996 production of Utopia Ltd. I had 2 major solo songs, several smaller solos and recitatives, two duets, a trio and tons of dialogue. I also danced a gavotte, a dance of derision, and attempted the tarantella. Unfortunately, I injured my ankle learning the tarantella, so I had to do a reduced version on stage, with no big air. My daughter Tova played the part of Melene, and did a great job.There were six performances in the M.I.T Student Center: April 12-20, 1996. This was a complete production, with full orchestra.
I have another page with more pictures from Utopia Limted
The Mikado
or The Town of Titipu
My operetta debut, at the age of 50, with my daughter Tova, in The Mikado
with the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players November 1994
Revels
I was previously in the 1997 Midsummer Revels in Lincoln, Massachusetts. That production had a French-Canadian theme, and production featured noted Québecois soloists Benoit Bourque & Gaston Bernard, as well as the famous Cape Breton fiddler Joe Cormier. You can find more details about this production on the Midsummer Revels Web page. My most recent Revels performance was in the 2002 Spring Revels June 21-23 at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University.
I was particularly thrilled to get to share the stage with John Roberts and Tony Barrand, longtime favorites of mine.
I appeared at Boston's Emerson Majestic Theatre,
April 30-May 1 & 2, 1999 in the
I have also appeared in previous editions of the Midsummer Revels in 1994 and '95.
From the 1997 Midsummer Revels 
My solo A sad song
Tova was also in the adult chorus those productions, and in the children's chorus of the 1993 production.My son George joined me in the children's chorus of the '95 Sea Revels.
I appeared as The Bailiff, in the 1995 25th anniversary Christmas Revels in Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.
From the 1995 Christmas Revels
I'm the mean Bailiff, choking the Fool (Larry Pisoni). My costume as the man/woman (or "Betty") in the Abbot's Bromley Horn Dance, a sort of Morris Dancewith half-a dozen guys dressed up as deer, also a hobby horse, The Fool, and a Boy Archer. This dance is believed to be over a thousand years old.
Revels is a bit hard to describe; it is somewhere between a play and a concert, with professional soloists and instrumentalists, and a two volunteer choruses, one of adults, the other of children. The audience also participates, both singing and dancing. The music usually falls into a gray area between the "folk" and "classical" genres.
My other involvement with this organization has been to create the
Revels, Inc. Web Site.
Some of my Favorite Musicians:
