The gilbert sullivan collection dvd, 2011, 4disc set for. His patter isnt very rapid, but his characterizations are amusing. With peter pratt, john ayldon, vivian tierney, geoffrey shovelton. The victorian era musical stage team attend a modern concert in albert hall featuring the most famous songs of their career. By grouping them by format and opera and providing direct links, they will save you considerable searching.
In 1871, producer john hollingshead brought gilbert and sullivan together to produce a christmas entertainment, thespis, at his gaiety theatre, a large west end house. The film focuses on the creative conflict between playwright. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and arthur sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim. For nearly 150 years, gilbert and sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the. Doyly carte opera company london viva 4140001 lv, stereo, 1 lp, 1985. Its london debut was on 3 april 1880, at the opera comique, where it ran for 363 performances.
The independent work of both gilbert and sullivan is included. These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. There is also consistently strong chorus work across the operettas too. Gilbert and sullivan collection dvd free delivery from. As the savoy operas enter their second century on a swell of renewed popularity, gilberts reputation as the supreme wordsmith of light opera remains secure. The cast is just about perfect and the sound is better than any other recording ive heard from 1959. The singing and acting talents of the cast are first rate, and they exuberantly capture.
The works of gilbert and sullivan, filled as they are with parodies of their contemporary culture, are. Gilbert osullivan original collection 7177 5cd box set. Pinafore iolanthe the mikado the pirates of penzance princess ida ruddigore the sorcerer thespis trial by jury utopia, limited the yeomen of the guard patience. By grouping them by format and opera and providing direct links, they will save you hours of searching. His works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous church. The complete annotated gilbert and sullivan arthur. Sullivans glorious music is the perfect match to gilberts wickedly irreverent librettos. The pirates of penzance 1957 major general peter pratt pirate king donald adams samuel howard short frederic thomas round sergeant of police kenneth sandford mabel jean hindmarsh edith beryl dixon kate marian martin ruth ann drummondgrant doyly carte opera chorus new symphony orchestra of london. Christopher brownes gilbert and sullivan catalogue.
Gilbert and sullivan refers to the victorianera theatrical partnership of the dramatist w. A wonderful selection from the great works of these two men. The doyly carte company made two stereo recordings of the major gilbert and sullivan operettas in the 1960s and 70s, plus at least one of the minor ones. Gilbert osullivan original collection 7177 5cd box. The story concerns the 15month period in 1884 and 1885 leading up to the premiere of gilbert and sullivan s the mikado. All my gilbert and sullivan pleasures in one boxed set. Sir arthur seymour sullivan mvo may 1842 22 november 1900 was an english composer. A small discrepancy, i know, but i just thought id point it out just in case it proves useful to someone. Filmed live at the sydney opera house and the arts centre, melbourne, these performances feature stellar casts including anthony warlow, heather begg, david hobson, dennis olsen, peter cousens and taryn. The companys first toe in the water experiment with tv came with a 1965 patience broadcast on the bbc. Gilbert, along with timothy spall and lesley manville. Gilbert and sullivan lyrics, songs, and albums genius. The following is a list of musical works by the english composer arthur sullivan, best known for his operatic collaborations with w. The comic operas of gilbert and sullivan are a performing arts phenomenon.
Annemaree mcdonald, graeme ewer heather begg, peter cousens gregory yurisich. For more than 100 years, these comic, colourful operas have been consistently. Gilbert osullivan represents a talent as vibrant and in touch with its own truth as it has ever been, and should ensure a new generation discovers this truly remarkable artist. Wildly popular when first produced, they are if anything even more popular today. Sullivan s glorious music is the perfect match to gilbert s wickedly irreverent librettos. Cd single, alone againnaturally in collectors box, and large booklet. A collection of my favourite gilbert songs old and new.
Pinafore, the pirates of penzance, and the mikado are among the best known. Regrettably, only three complete performances by the old doyly carte opera company were recorded on film or video. The operas have also influenced political discourse, literature, film and. Gilbert 18361911 and the composer arthur sullivan 18421900 and to the works they jointly created. The victorian era musical stage team attend a modern concert in albert hall featuring the. Gilbert and sullivan primary author only author division. A new two cd set featuring the best of gilbert osullivan will be issued this week the irish singersongwriter was massive in the early 1970s and the essential collection is a 43track doubledisc set that features all his hits, including chart toppers alone again naturally number one in america in 1972 and get down which hit number one on the uk singles charts the following year. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Gilbert 18361911 and composer arthur sullivan 18421900. I am pleased finally to have a complete set of the doyly carte gilbert and sullivan operas. Pinafore 3 ive jibe and joke from the yeomen of the.
Unlike the later gilbert and sullivan works, it was hastily prepared, and its. During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged. Gilbert and sullivan is currently considered a single author. The complete plays of gilbert and sullivan contents the gondoliers the grand duke h. For capriol films simon has now written, presents and performs the.
With robert morley, maurice evans, eileen herlie, martyn green. Gilbert and sullivan refers to the victorianera partnership of librettist w. Gilbert osullivan the essential collection new 2cd. Issued on kitty records, inc, japan, 1990, ktcm90015. The 1959 hms pinafore is probably the only gilbert and sullivan recording ever that is a handsdown winner over every other recording of the same work. For example, the nelson doubleday edition omits entire songs. Gilbert osullivan will be available on digipack cd, vinyl and cassette. Topsyturvy is a 1999 british musical drama film written and directed by mike leigh, starring allan corduner as sir arthur sullivan and jim broadbent as w.
Pinafore 3 ive jibe and joke from the yeomen of the guard 4 the flowers that bloom in the spring. The operas official premiere was at the fifth avenue theatre in new york city on 31 december 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences and critics. From the popular itv series this comprehensive collection includes 12 classics from the immortal partnership of lyricist w. Cultural influence of gilbert and sullivan wikipedia. This rather points to a weakness in the work, sullivans imaginative. The collectors guide to gramophone company record labels 1898 1925 howard friedman. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Gilbert and sullivan collection the ntsc 4 dvd box.
The complete works of gilbert and sullivan these have been published in many various ways, some less complete than others. This glorious treasury is the definitive annotated edition of all fourteen of their operas. Gilbert osullivan the essential collection new 2cd best. The complete annotated gilbert and sullivan arthur sullivan. Gilbert and sullivans operas are some of the worlds bestloved musical works, delighting audiences with their joyous wit, topsyturvy logic and extravagant wordplay. Gilbert osullivan frobisher drive 1987, vinyl discogs. Whether people realize it or not, when they hum the familiar tune hail, hail, the gangs all here, or refer to someone as a grand poohbah, they are bearing witness to gilbert and sullivans pervasive, ongoing influence in. Opera australia chorus elizabethan sydney orchestra andrew greene, conductor. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Together, they wrote fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which h. Stream adfree or purchase cd s and mp3s now on amazon. Great memories of the doyly carter singers from the 70s and 80s and an extra cd of songs and snatches which is a compilation of a little bit from everywhere. The piece was an extravaganza in which the classical greek gods, grown elderly, are temporarily replaced by a troupe of 19thcentury actors and actresses, one of whom is the eponymous thespis, the greek father of the drama. Features five fulllength minilp compact discs, plus a 3 cd single.
This was a oneoff and apparently was not intended to be the first of a series. In all, sullivans artistic output included 23 operas, major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two ballets, one song cycle, incidental music to several plays, numerous hymns and other church pieces, and a large body of songs. 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. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist w. Licensed to youtube by rebeat digital gmbh, merlin unionsquaremusic, sme on behalf of salvo. Complete your purchase to add the mp3 version to your amazon music library. Gilbert and sullivan have influenced popular culture for nearly a hundred and fifty years. Whether people realize it or not, when they hum the familiar tune hail, hail, the gangs all here, or refer to someone as a grand poohbah, they are bearing witness to gilbert and sullivans pervasive, ongoing influence in our society.
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