The Complete Plays Of Gilbert And Sullivan
by Arthur Sullivan

Name: The Complete Plays Of Gilbert And Sullivan
Brand: Arthur Sullivan
SKU: 9780393316889
Rating: 4.27 (282 reviews)

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What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the witty and amusing nature of Gilbert and Sullivan's operas, often recalling fond memories of performances. Many find the collection enjoyable, especially when paired with music, though some note a lack of additional context such as introductions and biographical information. Overall, the plays are celebrated for their lyrical creativity and humor.

Witty and amusing dialogueGreat for musical enthusiastsFond memories of performancesLacks introduction and context

Synopsis

Gilbert's verses for Sullivan's music are the most fastidiously turned and inventively rhymed in all lyric comedy.

As the Savoy Operas enter their second century on a swell of renewed popularity, Gilbert's reputation as the supreme wordsmith of light opera remains secure.

Complete and authentic, these are the librettos on which modern performances and recordings are based.

Scattered among the songs are over seventy of the amusing, quirky pictures Gilbert drew to illustrate them.

A chronology prepared for this edition sketches the authors' lives and careers.

This is a book that no lover of Gilbert and Sullivan, musical comedy, or indeed the English theater will want to be without.