Gilbert and Sullivan
Author of The Works of Sir William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
See also
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert
Image credit: Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan
(cigarette card, courtesy of the NYPL Digital Gallery; image use requires permission from the New York Public Library)
(cigarette card, courtesy of the NYPL Digital Gallery; image use requires permission from the New York Public Library)
Works by Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan: World Famous Songs from their most popular operas (Everybody's Favorite Series No. 16) (1939) 20 copies
The Immortal Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, containing the stories of the plays and the words and music of famous numbe (1932) 9 copies
The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan 6 copies
The Immortal Operas of Gilbert & Sullivan Volume 3: Ruddigore / Patience / Grand Duke / Trial By Jury (1911) 4 copies
Gilbert & Sullivan Weekend / Weekend 4 copies
Ruddigore 3 copies
Princess Ida 3 copies
Immortal Operas of Gilbert & Sullivan Volume 4 ( Iolanthe - Utopia Limited - Princess Ida ) (1930) 3 copies
Gilbert & Sullivan - Iolanthe [VHS] 2 copies
Best of Gilbert and Sullivan Piano, Voice, and Guitar, 20 Sad, Happy, and Humerous Songs (Schott Anthology) (2007) 2 copies
Princess Ida - Gilbert and Sullivan 2 copies
First Night 2 copies
G & S: The Sorcerer 1 copy
G & S: The Gondoliers 1 copy
G & S: Princess Ida 1 copy
G & S: HMS Pinafore 1 copy
Trial by Jury 1 copy
Yeoman of the Guard/Patience 1 copy
The Sorcerer: Vocal Score 1 copy
Trial by Jury: Vocal Score 1 copy
The Mikado box set 1 copy
The Mikado and Patience 1 copy
No tengo suficiente 1 copy
Yeomen of the Guard 1 copy
H. M. S. Pinafore 1 copy
I'm Called Little Buttercup 1 copy
I've Got a Little List (Song of the Lord High Executioner From "The Mikado") Piano Solo with Words (1962) 1 copy
The Yeomen of the Guard or, The Merryman and His Maid (This score contains all the dialogue) (1954) 1 copy
Theatre program - Adelaide Festival Centre - Adelaide - 2007 - Opera - Pirates of Penzance 1 copy, 1 review
The Sorcerer and Cox & Box 1 copy
THE MIKADO. Presented by Lark Musical Society In Association with Opera A La Carte. Program booklet. 1 copy
Iolanthe (CBC) 1 copy
CD The Grand Duke 1 copy
The Skater 1 copy
Thespis 1 copy
Associated Works
Trial by Jury [libretto] 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Gender
- male
- Short biography
- Gilbert & Sullivan was the partnership of librettist William S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842–1900).
- Disambiguation notice
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Reviews
Musically and lyrically, I quite adore The Sorcerer but structurally it's faulty. My ranking should be seen as within the context of the Savoy operas, as it can't compete with the vast majority of them despite its charms.
Presented in 1896, this is the last of the famous collaborations. The principal plot centres on a plot to replace the ruler of a petty German state with the actors of a travelling theatre troop. Of course, the princling is engaged to be married to an even more minor princess who is about to show up, unannounced just as her engagement terms are about to expire. The prince however wishes to be free to marry a closer, and more prosperous minor royal. Hilarity, or at least Gilbertian comedy ensues.
2½ stars. Read on my Kindle as part of [b:The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan|9245523|The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan|W.S. Gilbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412620136s/9245523.jpg|1309844] while watching the video.
As always with these Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, it is nearly impossible to really separate the "play" or libretto from the music. In this instance, my rating reflects the fact that I found Sullivan's score was not up to his standards in the other show more operettas I have seen. I also think that while the plot had some very funny bits, the operetta was a bit too long (3 acts as opposed to the typical 2 so some parts lost humor because they went on too long). show less
As always with these Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, it is nearly impossible to really separate the "play" or libretto from the music. In this instance, my rating reflects the fact that I found Sullivan's score was not up to his standards in the other show more operettas I have seen. I also think that while the plot had some very funny bits, the operetta was a bit too long (3 acts as opposed to the typical 2 so some parts lost humor because they went on too long). show less
3½ stars. I read this on my Kindle as part of [b:The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan|9245523|The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan|W.S. Gilbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412620136s/9245523.jpg|1309844] while watching the video on YouTube.
Another fun outing with Gilbert & Sullivan. The production of this operetta I watched unfortunately had been more modified from the original than any of the others I have seen so far, which made reading along difficult. Some numbers show more (including one I thought hilarious) were omitted entirely, one was moved from the first act to the second (!?!), and a few were abridged. Ah well, the perils of the public domain... show less
Another fun outing with Gilbert & Sullivan. The production of this operetta I watched unfortunately had been more modified from the original than any of the others I have seen so far, which made reading along difficult. Some numbers show more (including one I thought hilarious) were omitted entirely, one was moved from the first act to the second (!?!), and a few were abridged. Ah well, the perils of the public domain... show less
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