One of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan is titled "Princess Ida."
William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The full names of the creative team responsible for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas were William Schwenk Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan. Gilbert generally signed his name as "WS Gilbert" and was know as "Schwenk" to his close relatives. Sullivan generally signed his name as "Arthur S. Sullivan" and never ussed just his three initials.
William Schwenk
While much of Gilbert and Sullivan is suitable for children, none of their operettas were written FOR children.
The Mikado.
Gilbert wrote the words and Sullivan the music.
One of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan is titled "Princess Ida."
William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The full names of the creative team responsible for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas were William Schwenk Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan. Gilbert generally signed his name as "WS Gilbert" and was know as "Schwenk" to his close relatives. Sullivan generally signed his name as "Arthur S. Sullivan" and never ussed just his three initials.
William Schwenk
William Schwenk
While much of Gilbert and Sullivan is suitable for children, none of their operettas were written FOR children.
The Compleat Gilbert and Sullivan - 1984 was released on: USA: 21 March 1984
There is speculation that both Gilbert and Sullivan might have been gay, but there is no concrete evidence to confirm this. Their relationship was primarily professional and collaborative in creating their famous operettas.
The Savoy operas were the original name for the operas of Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert, aka Gilbert and Sullivan.
Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "HMS Pinafore" was written in 1878. It premiered on May 25 of that year at the Opera Comique in London. The work quickly gained popularity, becoming one of the duo's most famous and enduring pieces.