Arthur Sullivan

Arthur Sullivan is a British type-setter born the May 13rd 1842 with London (the United Kingdom), deceased the November 22nd 1900 with London (the United Kingdom).

He is the author of a great number of Opérette S, in collaboration with the librettist William S. Gilbert. These light works form the most known share of its production but Sullivan also composed of the serious music.

It has writing 23 operas, 13 orchestral works, 8 oratorios and works choral societies, two ballets as well as incidental musics, religious parts, melodies, works for piano, of the etc, chamber music He was also freemason.

List works

Comic operettas and operas on booklets of Gilbert

1871 : Thespis
1875 : Trial by Jury
1877: The Sorcerer
1878 : H.M.S. Pinafore
1880 : The Pirates off Penzance
1881: Patience
1882: Iolanthe
1884 : Princess Ida
1885: The Mikado
1887: Ruddigore
1888 : Yeomen off the Guard
1889: The Gondoliers
1893 : Utopia Limited
1896 : The Large Duke

Other light works

1866 : Cox and Box (booklet: F.C. Burnand)
1867: The Contrabandista (booklet: F.C. Burnand)
1892: Haddon Hall (booklet: Sydney Grundy)
1894: The Chieftain , revised version of The Contrabandista
1899: The Pink off Persia (booklet: Basil Hood)

Other scenic works

Operas

1863-4 : The Sapphire Necklace (booklet: Henry F. Chorley, lost work)
1891: Ivanhoe (booklet: Julian Sturgis)

Ballets

1864 : the magic Island
1897: Victoria and Merrie England

Cantatas, oratorios, crowned musical drama

1869 : The Prodigal Its
1871: One Shore and Sea
1873: The Light off the World
1880: The Martyr off Antioch
1886: The Golden delicious Legend

Orchestral works

1866 : Symphony
1866: Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
5 openings
2 made up steps for official ceremonies

Discography

Comic operas on booklets of Gilbert

The recordings carried out by the English company Decca with the troop of Oyly Carte Company are republished by the labels Pearl and Naxos since their entry in the public domain.

Other works

The Golden delicious Legend : Hyperion HALF-VALUE LAYER 67280

External sources and bonds

* * *Sur its production with Gilbert:

Simple: Arthur Sullivan

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