 | Ruddigore:
(W S Gilbert) 1887.
See The Savoy Operas for details. |
| The Yeomen
of the Guard: (W S Gilbert) 1888.
See More Savoy Operas for details. |
| The
Gondoliers: (W S Gilbert) 1889.
See More Savoy Operas for details. |
| Ivanhoe:
(Julian Sturgis) 1891. Ivanhoe
is a romantic opera
in four acts, based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott. Opened D'Oyly Carte's
Royal English Opera House (now the Palace Theatre) and ran for 155
performances - an unprecedented number. Revived in Berlin 1895, London 1910;
and toured by the Carl Rosa Company 1895. |
| Haddon
Hall: (Sydney Grundy) 1892
Sullivan's first Savoy opera without Gilbert. Based on the story of the
elopement of John Manners and Dorothy Vernon and set in Haddon Hall -
"just up the road from Buxton!". |
| Utopia
Limited: (W S Gilbert) 1893
This was Gilbert and Sullivan's return to the Savoy after the 'carpet quarrel'. Toured
by D'Oyly Carte companies until 1903. It was professionally revived in 1975. |
| The
Chieftain: (Burnand) 1894
This is an extended and reworked version of 'The Contrabandista' |
| The Grand
Duke: (Gilbert) 1896 See More Savoy Operas for details.
Professionally revived in 1975. |
| The Martyr
of Antioch: (H H Milman, with additional
material by W S Gilbert) 1898 |
| The Beauty
Stone: (Arthur Pinero and J W Comyns Carr)
1898 Three acts. At fifty performances the shortest run of any opera by
Sullivan. Memorable amateur production seen at Buxton in 1997. |
|
The Rose of
Persia: (Basil Hood) 1899
Favourable public and critical reactions suggested the team of Sullivan and
Hood might go on to achieve some success. The Rose
of Persia was professionally revived in 1935. |
| The Emerald Isle:
(Basil Hood) 1901 At his death Sullivan left two
numbers complete in full score and the vocal parts for fifteen more plus the
first act finale of The
Emerald Isle. The opera was completed by Edward German (1862-1936), now
best remembered for 'Merrie England' (1902) also with words by Hood. |
