Madeleine LayThe Second-Act BassOr: Sometimes Characters Really Do Exist Just To Fulfil Narrative FunctionFeb 21Feb 21
Madeleine LayThe Five Most Difficult Roles in Gilbert & SullivanAh, the festive season. A time for joy, a time for love, a time for gluttony, a time for seasonal affective depression, but more than that…Dec 13, 20231Dec 13, 20231
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Madeleine LayEvery Gilbert and Sullivan opera, ranked from worst to best by a recovering* queer: Part II*I’m recovering from the illness that prompted the last article, not from being a queer. That, I regret, is a terminal case.Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Madeleine LayEvery Gilbert and Sullivan opera, ranked from worst to best by an extremely ill queer: Part IWhen it comes to the field of music, there are some works that seem, even to the uninitiated observer, to stand artistically head and…Dec 4, 20221Dec 4, 20221