
The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan
Ed Glinert(Editor)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 26. October 2006
Book
Hardback
896 pages
978-0-7139-9860-3 (ISBN)
Description
Gilbert and Sullivan's operas are some of the world's best-loved musical works, delighting audiences with their joyous wit, topsy-turvy logic and extravagant wordplay. This glorious treasury is the definitive annotated edition of all fourteen of their operas. From the partially lost work "Thespis", the first collaboration between W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, through the triumphant comic romps "The Pirates of Penzance" and "The Mikado", to lesser-performed gems such as the fanciful "The Sorcerer" and the acerbic lampoon "Patience", Gilbert's libretti are collected here in their most accurate and faithful form. There is a fascinating commentary on each work, telling the extraordinary stories behind the inspiration for the opera and its performance history, and giving plot summaries and original cast lists. Also containing original illustrations from Gilbert's "Bab Ballads", as well as extensive notes for every work, this ultimate Gilbert and Sullivan collection will delight all devotees of the incomparable duo.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 54 mm
Weight
1418 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7139-9860-3 (9780713998603)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Playwright/lyricist William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) defined operetta or comic operas in Victorian England with a series of their internationally successful and timeless works known as the Savoy Operas.