W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan Operettas

Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular show, The Pirates of Penzance, is a rollicking, delightfully...

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Since its premiere in 1885 at the Savoy Theatre in London, The Mikado (or The Town of Titipu) has...

Since its premiere in 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan’s wildly popular operetta H.M.S. Pinafore has...

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The twelfth collaboration between composer Arthur Sullivan and librettist W.S. Gilbert, The...

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Although Ruddigore’s 1887 premiere did not enjoy the same success as its predecessor, The Mikado...

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The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and His Maid is Gilbert and Sullivan’s sparkling comic...

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Since its sparkling 1882 premiere at London’s new Savoy Theatre (the first to be fitted with...

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The rich but witless Alexis has a vision (preached to teamsters, lunatic asylums, and technical...

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Can you sue someone for breaking off an engagement? In Gilbert and Sullivan’s courtroom farce...

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All of the maidens in the village are besotted with Reginald Bunthorne, a moody and handsome poet,...

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A hilarious twist on a traditional medieval fairy tale, Princess Ida tells the tale of a Princess,...

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Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular show, The Pirates of Penzance, is a rollicking, delightfully...