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The Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire spans some 20 years and broke new ground in stagecraft and musical form. The following are brief notes on the G&S operas. Further expert information is legion and various suggestions are included in this site.

 


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bulletThespis (or The Gods Grown Old) - An entirely original Grotesque Opera in Two Acts. 
bulletTrial by Jury - A novel and entirely original dramatic cantata in one act. 
bulletThe Sorcerer - A new and original modern comic opera in two acts.  
bulletHMS Pinafore (or The Lass That Loved a Sailor) - An entirely original nautical comic opera in two acts.
bulletThe Pirates of Penzance (or The Slave of Duty) - A new and melo-dramatic opera in two acts.  
bulletPatience (or Bunthorne's Bride) - An entirely new and original aesthetic opera in two acts. 
bulletIolanthe (or The Peer and the Peri) - An entirely original Fairy opera in two acts. 
bulletPrincess Ida (or Castle Adamant) - A respectful operatic perversion of Tennyson's 'The Princess' in a prologue and two acts. 
bulletThe Mikado (or The Town of Titipu) - An entirely original Japanese opera in two acts. 
bulletRuddigore (or The Witch's Curse) - A new and original  supernatural opera in two acts. 
bulletThe Yeomen of the Guard (or The Merryman and his Maid) - A new and original opera in two acts. 
bulletThe Gondoliers (or The King of Barataria) - An entirely original comic opera in two acts. 
bulletUtopia Limited (or The Flowers of Progress) - An original comic opera in two acts. 
bulletThe Grand Duke (or The Statutory Duel) - A comic opera in two acts. 
bulletCox & Box. Music - Arthur Sullivan, Libretto - F C Burnand.  
 

 


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