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*2012
      Patience by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

          Academy of Music

          Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10

      Haddon Hall by S. Grundy and Arthur Sullivan

      Amherst Regional High School Auditorium

​      March 17

*2011

     The Sorcerer by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium

          Nov. 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

      The Zoo by Arthur Sullivan and Bolton Rowe
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          March 31, April 1

* 2010

      Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
      Parody of Parodies - VLO Program for Hadassah, Northampton-Amherst Chapter
          Lander-Grinspoon Academy, Northampton
          Apr. 18
      Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing)
          First Congregational Church, Amherst
          Mar. 28
      35th Anniversary Gala Celebration
          Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst
          Mar. 13
      Amherst Club's Love Notes 2010, VLO Participation
          Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College
          Feb. 14

 * 2009

      The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 6, 7, 8
      The Valley Light Opera Celebrates Amherst's 250th
          Jewish Community of Amherst
          June 21
      The Beauty Stone by Arthur Wing Pinero, Joseph Comyns Carr and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Mar. 7

 * 2008

      Princess Ida by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
      Parody of Parodies
          Agawam Public Library
          Oct. 10
      The Emerald Isle by Basil Hood, Arthur Sullivan and Edward German
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Mar. 8

 * 2007

      The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
      Parody of Parodies
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium
          Mar. 19

* 2006

      The Gondoliers by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11
      The Chieftain by F. C. Burnand and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium
          Mar. 4

 * 2005

      The Merry Widow by Franz Leháar
          in a new English version by Michael Greenebaum
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
      All at Sea (a Gilbert & Sullivan Dream) by David Stevens and Harvey Worthington Loomis
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium (excerpts): Feb. 24
          Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst: Mar. 11

         (30th Anniversary Celebration)

* 2004

      Ruddigore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13
      The Rose of Persia by Basil Hood and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium
          Feb. 26, 28

* 2003

      H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
      The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan
          (Trial by Jury and selections from other G&S operas)
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium
          Feb. 27, 28

 * 2002

      The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9
      Trial by Jury by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan and selections from other G&S operas
          Mark's Meadow School Auditorium, Amherst
          Mar. 7

* 2001

      The Grand Duke by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10

* 2000

      Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11
      25th Anniversary Gala Celebration
          Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst
          Mar. 18

* 1999

      The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13
      Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing)
          First Congregational Church, Amherst
          Mar. 28
      Spring Show '99
          Selections from Pirates; Anna Russell on coloraturas; P.D.Q. Bach's Serenude, madrigals, 

          The Seasonings
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium
          Feb. 27

* 1998

      Patience by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14
      Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing)
          First Congregational Church, Amherst
          Apr. 5
      Spring Show '98
          Fanfare for the Women; selections from Patience; Anna Russell on G&S; P.D.Q. Bach's

         Oedipus Tex
          Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium
          Mar. 5, 6

* 1997

      The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
      The Foundling by Mary A. Finn and Robert Weingart
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 27

* 1996

      The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9
      The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (read-through)
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 27

* 1995

      Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing)
          First Congregational Church, Amherst
          Dec. 17
      Princess Ida by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11
      A 20th Year Celebration
          selections from the operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Mar. 14

 * 1994

      Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing)
          First Congregational Church, Amherst
          Dec. 18
      Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
          in a new English translation by James Ellis
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
      The Zoo by Arthur Sullivan and Bolton Rowe
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 23, Mar. 13

 * 1993

      Messiah by G. F. Handel (community sing)
          First Congregational Church, Amherst
          Dec. 19
      H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13
      A Wealth of Possibilities
          selections from G&S and other light operas
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 25

 * 1992

      The Gondoliers by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14
      Places, Please! by Benjamin Keaton
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 29

 * 1991

      Ruddigore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16
      Thespis by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          recreated by Jonathan Strong, orchestration by John Dreslin
          The Academy of Music, Northampton
          Mar. 8, 9, 10

* 1990

      The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (cast)
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
      Fifteenth Anniversary Concert
          selections from the operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Mar. 11

* 1989

      The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11
      El Capitan by John Philip Sousa and Charles Klein
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 24

 * 1988

      The Sorcerer by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
      The Grand Duke by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 25, 27, 28

 * 1987

      The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14
      The True Story of Cinderella by Warren Martin
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 17

* 1986

      Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
      Lost Gilbert and Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 25

* 1985

      Utopia (Limited) by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16
      Cox and Box by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Feb. 26

* 1984

      Trial by Jury and H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
      The Sorcerer by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Mar. 9, 10, 11

 * 1983

      Patience by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
      Zing, Boom, Aye! (a musical potpourri)
          St. Brigid's Parish Hall, Amherst
          July 29, 30
      The Prodigal Son by Arthur Sullivan (oratorio)
          Bowker Auditorium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
          Apr. 24
      An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan, plus The Zoo
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Mar. 13

 * 1982

      Ruddigore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13
      Trial by Jury by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium: Feb. 11
          Congregation B'nai Israel, Northampton: Mar. 7
          University Women: Mar. 19
          Sturbridge Village (Conference): May 5
          Springfield: July 4

* 1981

      Princess Ida by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14

* 1980

      The Gondoliers by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
      An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan
          Amherst Regional Junior High School Auditorium
          Mar. 14

* 1979

      The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10

* 1978

      The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11

* 1977

      The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 9, 10, 11, 12

* 1976

      Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 10, 11, 12, 13

* 1975

      H.M.S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
          Amherst Regional High School Auditorium
          Nov. 7, 8

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