Research Catalog

Title

The complete annotated Gilbert and Sullivan / introduced and edited by Ian Bradley.

Author

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Supplementary Content

• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900
• Bradley, Ian C.

Description

xiii, 1,197 pages; 24 cm

Summary

• "The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan provides the complete text of all the Gilbert & Sullivan operas which are still performed today, together with extensive annotations covering 'lost' songs, alterations and additions, obscure allusions, production points, and comments of interest. Each opera has an introduction which places it in its context and provides a potted history of performances. No other book provides such extensive commentary on the texts of the Savoy Operas nor provides such a source of innocent merriment to fans of the incomparable Victorian duo. The complete text of each opera, including stage directions, is given on the right-hand page, and on the left (keyed in by line numbers) are notes. These give such information as the identity of a real-life person appearing or mentioned as a character, wordings that were different in the original edition (the one sent to the Lord Chamberlain for licensing), changes made for the first American performance, glosses on technical terms (e.g. legal terms), literary references, cross-references to similar items in other Savoy operas, comments from first-night critics, and more. Previously published by Penguin in two paperback volumes, this new edition contains two new libretti (The Grand Duke and Utopia Limited), a new Introduction including Notes for Further Reading, new introductions to each opera, as well as numerous corrections to the original edition."--Jacket.
• "The comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan are a performing arts phenomenon. Wildly popular when first produced, they are if anything even more popular today. The Savoy Operas are available on records and compact discs, on audio and video tapes, on television, film, and radio, as well as through the more traditional medium of stage performances by both amateur and professional companies. Indeed, the works of Gilbert and Sullivan are produced more frequently than the plays of Rodgers and Hammerstein or any other musical partnership. The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan provides the complete text of all thirteen Gilbert and Sullivan operas still performed today, from Trial by Jury and The Sorcerer to Utopia Unlimited and The Grand Duke, and including all their greatest triumphs--H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. No other book provides such extensive commentary on the texts of the Savoy Operas. Each work is thoroughly annotated, with the text, including stage directions, given on the right-hand page, and the notes on the left (keyed by line numbers). The annotations provide a wealth of information--everything from the identity of real-life people mentioned in the opera, to clear explanations of obscure words and phrases (such as legal terms) and other literary references, to comments from first-night critics, and much more. In addition, Bradley has written a marvelously informative introduction to the book as well as superb introductions to each piece, describing the genesis of the work, its performance history, and other fascinating tidbits (for instance, Sullivan wrote the music for H.M.S. Pinafore while wracked with pain from a kidney stone, and he wrote the score of The Pirates of Penzance while living at 45 East 20th Street, in New York City). A goldmine of information on the most popular light operas in the repertoire, The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan will delight the hearts of Savoyards everywhere."--Publisher's description.

Uniform Title

Librettos. Selections

Alternative Title

Librettos.

Subjects

• Librettos
• Operas > Librettos

Genre/Form

Librettos.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Trial by jury -- The sorcerer -- H.M.S. Pinafore -- The Pirates of Penzance -- Patience -- Iolanthe -- Princess Ida -- The Mikado -- Ruddigore -- The yeomen of the guard -- The gondoliers -- Utopia Limited -- The Grand Duke.

Call Number

JME 96-606

ISBN

• 019816503X
• 9780198165033
• 9780198167105
• 0198167105

LCCN

95051813

OCLC

33967755

Author

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, librettist.

Title

The complete annotated Gilbert and Sullivan / introduced and edited by Ian Bradley.

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Connect to:

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

Added Author

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900, composer.

Bradley, Ian C., editor.

Other Editions:

Revision of: Gilbert, W.S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1982-1984

Research Call Number

JME 96-606