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W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan Operettas

Guides for W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan operettas including detailed plot summaries, character breakdowns, video examples and song lists.

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Pirates of Penzance

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

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The Mikado

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

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H.M.S Pinafore

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

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The Gondoliers

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

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Ruddigore, or The Witch’s Curse

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

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Trial by Jury

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

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The Yeomen of the Guard

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

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Iolanthe

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

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Patience, or Bunthorne’s Bride

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

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Princess Ida

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

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The Sorcerer

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

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