Download or read book The Complete Gilbert Sullivan Opera Guide written by Alan Jefferson and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 1984 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides anecdotes and a synopsis of all 14 operas as well as the complete libretto of each opera.

Download or read book The Savoy Operas written by Geoffrey Smith and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 1985 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the plots, characters, satire, and productions of the operas composed by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Gilbert and Sullivan written by Diane Canwell and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Here s a Pretty Mess written by David Bathurst and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Savoy Operas written by Arthur Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan written by Arthur Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book A Most Ingenious Paradox written by Gayden Wren and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan written by Arthur Sullivan and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan written by David Eden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international team of contributors, including film director Mike Leigh, presents fresh insights into the work of Gilbert and Sullivan.

Download or read book The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan written by William Schwenck Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gilbert and Sullivan written by Kurt Gänzl and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, the first book to focus on the original cast members of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, world-renowned musical theater expert Kurt Gänzl provides a concise history of the writing and production of each opera, vividly colored by the often little-known life stories of these early performers. Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, Gilbert and Sullivan: The Players and the Plays delves into the professional and personal lives of the British and American actors and singers who created the celebrated "famous fourteen" Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

Download or read book The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan written by William Schwenck Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life and Times of Gilbert and Sullivan written by Jim Whiting and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is probably the most famous pairing in musical history began without fanfare in 1871 when writer William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan teamed up to produce a Christmas entertainment called Thespis. The two men parted ways soon afterward and it took a theatrical promoter named Richard D Oyly Carter to reunite them four years later. Their first big hit came in 1878 with their operetta H.M.S. Pinafore. It reached the United States the following year and created the same excitement that we associate with a major rock concert or blockbuster movie. Despite some disagreements, the two men produced 11 other operettas before going their separate ways. Today Gilbert and Sullivan societies exist all over the world. Audiences still enjoy their combination of clever, humorous lyrics and tuneful melodies.

Download or read book The Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera written by William Schwenck Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 192? with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Complete Plays of Gilbert Sullivan written by W. S. Gilbert and published by Amereon Limited. This book was released on 1994-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Text of the Gilbert Sullivan Opera Iolanthe Or The Peer and the Peri written by Arthur Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gilbert and Sullivan written by Carolyn Williams and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas, and how parody was used in the culture wars of late-nineteenth-century England.