[PDF] The Complete Gilbert Sullivan Opera Guide eBook

Author : Alan Jefferson
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 18,23 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Music
ISBN :

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Provides anecdotes and a synopsis of all 14 operas as well as the complete libretto of each opera.

Author : Geoffrey Smith
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Music
ISBN :

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Discusses the plots, characters, satire, and productions of the operas composed by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Author : Diane Canwell
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 1844687147

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Librettist William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan teamed up to make some of the most memorable operettas of all time which still sell out to todays audience at opera houses and theaters around the world and at the cinema. This detailed book explores the themes around each operetta, setting them in the context of the day. It celebrates their biggest stars and what made the characters so memorable and recognizable.

Author : Arthur Sullivan
Publisher :
Page : 1224 pages
File Size : 44,31 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780198167105

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The comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan are a performing arts phenomenon. Wildly popular when first produced, they are if anything even more popular today. The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan provides the complete text of all thirteen of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas still being performed today, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. Each work is thoroughly annotated, with the text, including stage directions, given on the right-hand page, and the notes on the left. The annotations provide a wealth of information--everything from the identity of real-life people mentioned in the opera, to clear explanations of obscure words and phrases (such as legal terms) and other literary references, to comments from first-night critics, and much more. In addition, Bradley has written a marvelously informative introduction to the book as well as superb introductions to each piece, describing the genesis of the work, its performance history, and other fascinating tidbits. A goldmine of information, The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan will delight the hearts of Savoyards everywhere.

Author : Gayden Wren
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780195301724

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Most books written on Gilbert and Sullivan have focused on the authors rather than on their work. Examining all 14 operas in detail, this book offers a fresh look at the works themselves.

Author : Arthur Sullivan
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 977 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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The following book is a collection of comic operas with the play itself being written by the dramatist W. S. Gilbert and the music composed by Arthur Sullivan. It includes their best known works: 'H.M.S. Pinafore', 'The Pirates of Penzance' and 'The Mikado'. Gilbert, who wrote the libretti for these operas, created fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds where each absurdity is taken to its logical conclusion; fairies rub elbows with British lords, flirting is a capital offense, gondoliers ascend to the monarchy, and pirates emerge as noblemen who have gone astray. Sullivan, six years Gilbert's junior, composed the music, contributing memorable melodies that could convey both humor and pathos. Their operas have enjoyed broad and enduring international success and are still performed frequently throughout the English-speaking world.

Author : David Eden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 12,45 MB
Release : 2009-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521888492

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An international team of contributors, including film director Mike Leigh, presents fresh insights into the work of Gilbert and Sullivan.