Thespis The Gods on Mount Olympus are old and tired, so decide to take a vacation to earth while a group of traveling actors take their place. At last, one morning, I became another's love-sick boy! The Sorcerer A young couple about to be married decide to share their happiness with the whole village by hiring a sorcerer to make a love potion to make everyone fall in love.
Photo by Sheldon Brown Noisome hags of night, imps of deadly shade Pinafore or The Lass that Loved a Sailor A lowly sailor and his Captain's beautiful daughter find their love thwarted by their differences in rank, an evil shipmate, and an incompetent Lord.
Photo by Sheldon Brown Let's give three cheers for the sailor's bride, who casts all thought of rank aside Photo by Elizabeth Lear To gain a brief advantage you've contrived Patience or Bunthorne's Bride The dragoons love the ladies, but all the ladies love Bunthorne, the self-absorbed Aesthetic - except for Patience, the dairy maid he loves.
Photo by Sheldon Brown Instead of rushing eagerly to cherish us and foster us, they all prever this melancholy literary man!
Iolanthe or The Peer and the Peri Iolanthe, a fairy, is allowed to return after being banished for the crime of marrying a mortal. Photos by Sheldon Brown Release Hilarion, then, and be his bride, Or you'll incur the guilt of fratricide! The Mikado or The Town of Titipu The son of the Mikado of Japan, disguised as a wandering minstrel in order to escape his father's order to marry the elderly Katisha, finds that the girl he loves is to engaged to be married to the Lord High Executioner of Titipu.
Photo by Sheldon Brown Now, let's see about your execution -- will after luncheon suit you? Photo by Sheldon Brown Hold, bride and bridegroom, ere you wed each other -- I claim young Robin as my elder brother! The Yeomen of the Guard or The Merryman and his Maid Colonel Fairfax, sentenced to die in an hour on a false charge of sorcery, marries Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. Photo by Sheldon Brown I have a song to sing, O! Sing me your song, O! Photo by Sherman Hanna Come, let's away - our island crown awaits me Photo by Sheldon Brown In short, this happy country has been Anglicized completely!
To keep this from happening again, the dual premiere arrangement was conducted. The main character of The Pirates of Penzance is Frederic, apprenticed as a child to a band of pirates. High-minded, spiritual and esoteric, the poetry and art of the day was considered by some to be empty and self-indulgent. But both poets are in love with Patience! The military men who are in love with the well-born ladies try to turn aesthetic to please the girls.
Patience discovers that love has a prickly side. In the end, everyone ends up with a suitable partner, even if it is only a tulip or lily. Iolanthe or The Peer and the Peri, Premiere at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, , three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for performances.
Strephon, an Arcadian shepherd, wants to marry Phyllis, a Ward of Chancery. Soon the peers and the fairies are virtually at war, and long friendships are nearly torn asunder. Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in , and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. It is the only three act Gilbert and Sullivan Opera and the only one with dialogue in blank verse.
The Princess, however, has set up a college for women from which all men are barred. Ida is abandoned by her women and finally surrenders to her Prince. Princess Ida was produced between Iolanthe and The Mikado when its creators were at the height of their powers.
When concerns were expressed that American audiences would not understand the show's rather British comic targets, D'Oyly Carte sent Wilde on an American lecture tour, hitting major cities just before the tour of Patience came to town.
This operetta remains entertaining because, beneath all the now-dated satire, it examines the meaning of love -- always a rich topic for comedy. This work remains a favorite with history buffs and Anglophiles. All is resolved when the shepherd's fairy mother reveals that her son's father is none other than the Chancellor. Premiere: Jan. However, her principles crumble when confronted with the love of the prince she was betrothed to in infancy.
Premiere: Mar. Still one of the funniest musicals ever written, it remains the most frequently produced 19th Century theatre piece. With wacky locals like Mad Margaret, a gallery of haunted paintings that spring to life, and the showstopping patter song "Oh, My Eyes Are Fully Open," Ruddigore has its pleasures. Premiere: Oct. Plots and mistaken identities abound. When Fairfax marries Elsie and is pardoned, Point collapses with grief.
The most serious work in the canon, both Gilbert and Sullivan considered it their best collaboration. Note: While Yeomen was in preparation, Sullivan was also working on Ivanhoe , a grand opera with libretto by Julian Sturgis. Despite a lavish D'Oyly Carte production, it was not a success. A long overdue recording finally appeared, but has not ignited new interest in this work. In the first, two newly wed Venetian gondoliers are dragged away from their wives to rule an island kingdom. If you have something which you feel would be appropriate to add to the Archive, send a note to Meredith Dixon at dixonm pobox.
You may like to look at our FAQs page before doing so. Paul Howarth Curator Jim Farron Curator
0コメント