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W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911)

Autore di The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan

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Born in London, William S. Gilbert served a term as a government clerk and was called to the bar as a barrister before being diverted into the bohemian world of Victorian comic journalism. He first achieved popularity as the author of several volumes of "Bab Ballads" (Max Beerbohm praised them as mostra altro "silly"). Moving on to theater, Gilbert contributed to the current rage for travesties of opera and for one-act musical "entertainments" until a blank-verse burlesque of Tennyson's Princess Princess led to commissions and full-length comedies, both mythological and "modern." Still highly regarded by critics, some of these---perhaps Sweethearts (1874) and Engaged (1877)---should be investigated by today's readers and producers. As it is, their best memorial is the early work of George Bernard Shaw, who, although he polemically rejected their cynicism, was clearly influenced by Gilbert's comedies and their inversion of social values. By the time of Engaged, however, a second dramatic career had overtaken Gilbert. Collaboration with the composer Arthur Sullivan, begun in 1871 (Thespis), achieved theatrical success with Trial by Jury in 1875. In the comic operas that followed, Sullivan's generally allusive music enriched the sometimes shrill pessimism of Gilbert's wit. An unlikely jostle of theatrical parody, contemporary satire, intricate meters, and logical fantasy, the librettos have often been compared with the comedies of Aristophanes and have influenced English playwrights from Oscar Wilde to Tom Stoppard. Uncomfortable, often acrimonious, the partnership nevertheless lasted through 25 years and 13 Savoy operas (so called because many were staged by Richard D'Oyly Carte at his Savoy Theatre). Gilbert, whose merely theatrical connections (as opposed to Sullivan's serious musical credentials) held him back from formal honors, was knighted in 1907, only a few years before his death. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di W. S. Gilbert

The Savoy Operas (1926) 349 copie
A Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan (1941) — Librettist — 210 copie
The Bab Ballads (1890) 174 copie
The Mikado [libretto] (1885) — Librettist — 170 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [vocal score] (1880) — Librettist — 106 copie
The Mikado [vocal score] (1885) — Librettist — 103 copie
The Best Known Works of W.S. Gilbert (1932) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni78 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [vocal score] (1878) — Librettist — 68 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [adapted] (1946) 60 copie
The Mikado [catch-all] (1885) — Librettist — 55 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [catch-all] (1938) — Librettist — 53 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [1983 film] (1983) — Librettist — 46 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [catch-all] (1920) — Librettist — 44 copie
The Gondoliers [vocal score] (1889) — Librettist — 43 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [libretto] (1878) — Librettist — 39 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [sound recording] (1961) — Librettist — 37 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [1980 TV movie] (2002) — Autore — 36 copie
Ruddigore [Vocal score] (1887) — Libettist — 35 copie
The Mikado: English National Opera [1987 TV movie] (1982) — Librettist — 34 copie
Patience [vocal score] (1881) — Librettist — 34 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [sound recording] (1878) — Librettist — 34 copie
The Pirates of Penzance (1981) 33 copie
Iolanthe [vocal score] (1882) — Librettist — 30 copie
The Mikado [sound recording] (1990) — Librettist — 28 copie
The Gondoliers [libretto] (1889) — Librettist — 25 copie
The Yeomen of the Guard [catch-all] (1888) — Librettist — 24 copie
Iolanthe [catch-all] (1911) — Librettist — 23 copie
Gilbert without Sullivan (1981) 22 copie
Patience [catch-all] (1881) — Librettist — 21 copie
The Yeomen of the Guard [vocal score] (1888) — Librettist — 21 copie
The Mikado [full score] (2012) 19 copie
Patience [1982 TV movie] (1996) — Librettist — 16 copie
Ruddigore (1887) 16 copie
Princess Ida [1982 TV movie] (1982) — Librettist — 16 copie
The Gondoliers [1982 TV movie] (1982) — Librettist — 15 copie
Trial By Jury [catch-all] (1875) 15 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [1982 TV movie] (1996) — Librettist — 12 copie
The Pirates of Penzance (1982) — Librettist — 11 copie
Original plays (1926) 11 copie
The Corgi Book of Gilbert and Sullivan (1964) — Librettist — 11 copie
The Story of The Mikado (1921) 10 copie
Ruddigore [1982 TV movie] (1982) — Librettist — 10 copie
Iolanthe [sound recording] (1882) — Librettist — 9 copie
The Yeomen of the Guard [1982 TV movie] (1996) — Librettist — 8 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore; and, Trial by Jury [2005 TV movies] (2005) — Librettist — 7 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [1994 film] (2006) — Writer — 7 copie
The Gondoliers [sound recording] (1993) — Librettist — 7 copie
Songs of a Savoyard (2007) 7 copie
Opera World Presents: Iolanthe [1982 TV movie] (1982) — Librettist — 7 copie
The sorceror (CD) (1877) 7 copie
Original Plays (1905) 7 copie
Trial by Jury [full score] (1985) — Librettist — 7 copie
The Pirates of Penzance [libretto] (1881) — Librettist — 6 copie
Patience [sound recording] (1987) — Librettist — 5 copie
Engaged (1962) — Librettist — 5 copie
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Master Collection (2004) — Librettist — 4 copie
Patience [libretto] (1997) 3 copie
The Mikado [chorus score] (1985) — Librettist — 3 copie
Patience [Score] (1982) 3 copie
PIRATES OF PENZANCE, PINAFORE, MIKADO & BAB BALLADS (1932) — Librettist — 3 copie
Gilbert and Sullivan Highlights — Librettist — 3 copie
The Mikado 2 copie
Original Plays (1907) 2 copie
Gilbert and Sullivan (1976) 2 copie
Complete Operas (1932) 2 copie
Poor wand'ring one — Librettist — 2 copie
The Mikado: Chorus Parts (1986) — Librettist — 2 copie
The Mikado, and other operas — Librettist — 2 copie
Finale (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 2 copie
The Mikado 1 copia
Sullivan : The Mikado [libretto : English only] (2013) — Librettist — 1 copia
Trial By Jury 1 copia
Captain Reece 1 copia
Utopia, Ltd.: Libretto (2009) 1 copia
Iolanthe [operetta] — Autore — 1 copia
Utopia Limited: Vocal Score (1893) — Librettist — 1 copia
The Sorcerer + Trial by Jury [vocal score] (2008) — Librettist — 1 copia
The Yeoman of the Guard [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 copia
H. M. S. Pinafore + Trial by Jury [sound recording] (2011) — Librettist — 1 copia
The Pirates of Penzance : Vocal Selections — Librettist — 1 copia
The Mikado [score] — Librettist — 1 copia
Selected Bab Ballads (1955) 1 copia
Original comic operas (1890) 1 copia
Songs of a Savoyard (1926) 1 copia
Uncle Baby: Comedietta (1968) 1 copia
Nightmare Song (1981) 1 copia
The Sorcerer [video recording] (1982) — Librettist — 1 copia
A nice dilemma (from TRIAL BY JURY) — Librettist — 1 copia
Regular Royal Queen (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 copia
A wand'ring mistrel I (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 copia
When I was a lad (from HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 copia
Poems of W. S. Gilbert (2000) 1 copia
Bad Ballads 1 copia
"Engaged." (2010) 1 copia
Gilbertiana 1 copia
HMS Pinafore 1 copia

Opere correlate

Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old & New (1981) — Collaboratore — 334 copie
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999) — Collaboratore — 333 copie
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1989) — Collaboratore — 329 copie
100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (1994) — Collaboratore — 165 copie
Murder & Other Acts of Literature (1997) — Collaboratore — 147 copie
Elsewhere: Tales of Fantasy (1982) — Collaboratore — 144 copie
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (1932) — Collaboratore — 116 copie
Victorian Love Stories: An Oxford Anthology (1996) — Collaboratore — 48 copie
Prose and Poetry for Appreciation (1934) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni44 copie
London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies (2001) — Collaboratore — 33 copie
15 International One-Act Plays (1969) — Collaboratore — 32 copie
100 Story Poems (1951) — Collaboratore — 21 copie
Frantic Comedy: Eight Plays of Knock-About Fun (1991) — Collaboratore — 20 copie
Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice (1967) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni18 copie
The Victorian Mystery Megapack: 27 Classic Mystery Tales (2012) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
Poems of Magic and Spells (1960) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
The World of Law, Volume I : The Law in Literature (1960) — Collaboratore — 12 copie
Iolanthe — Compositore, alcune edizioni9 copie
The Mikado (A Curtain raiser book) (1966) — Compositore — 8 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [adapted] (1967) — Compositore, alcune edizioni7 copie
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship (2009) — Collaboratore — 6 copie
The Trials of Love (1990) — Collaboratore — 6 copie
The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
A Cabinet of Gems: Short Stories from the English Annuals (1938) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
The Importance of Being Earnest and Patience (1962)alcune edizioni3 copie
H.M.S. Pinafore [operetta] — Original author — 2 copie
Short Stories: The Timeless Collection (Unabridged) (2007) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Ruddigore ; Cox and Box (CD) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Cox and Box; Trial by jury — Collaboratore — 1 copia

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A gorgeous volume. It is tragic that no-one on Goodreads has seen fit to review this yet!

Bradley's volume contains the complete text of every one of the Gilbert/Sullivan operettas, complete with annotations in the margins, providing a useful contextual and historical overview. I recommend enjoying this alongside a music-biography of the works. The 20th anniversary edition contains impressive updates as well as including a couple of the early works previously excluded.
 
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therebelprince | 2 altre recensioni | Apr 21, 2024 |
This is a selection of forty-four of the Bab Ballads. For the complete works, readers should seek 'The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard', first published in 1898
 
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Phil_Mackie | 1 altra recensione | Feb 22, 2024 |
 
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JBarringer | Dec 15, 2023 |
Enjoyable nonsense verse with strong rhyme & rhythm.
 
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Sheilah Beckett Illustrator
Philip Reed Editor, Programme editor
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Donald Adams Actor, Vocalist
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Eric Idle Actor
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HENRY LYTTON Contributor
Adrian Mourby Contributor, Interviewer
Sir Henry Lytton Contributor
Monica Sinclair Performer
Sarah Lenton Contributor
Savvas Savva Designer
Nathan Ward Cover designer
Simon Webb Photographer
George Baker Performer
Elsie Morrison Performer
Graham Vick Contributor
Richard Lewis Performer
Edward Linley Illustrator
Harry Furniss Illustrator
Steve Hoskins Cover photograph
Timothy Henty Conductor, Contributor
George Hall Contributor
Deems Taylor Preface
Ed Glinert Editor
Mike Leigh Introduction
W. Russell Flint Illustrator
Susan Gorton Performer
George Cook Vocalist
John Ayldon Vocalist
Michael Ducarel Performer
Charles E. Brock Illustrator

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Opere
315
Opere correlate
35
Utenti
4,170
Popolarità
#6,038
Voto
4.0
Recensioni
77
ISBN
299
Lingue
5
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