W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911)
Auteur van The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Over de Auteur
Born in London, William S. Gilbert served a term as a government clerk and was called to the bar as a barrister before being diverted into the bohemian world of Victorian comic journalism. He first achieved popularity as the author of several volumes of "Bab Ballads" (Max Beerbohm praised them as toon meer "silly"). Moving on to theater, Gilbert contributed to the current rage for travesties of opera and for one-act musical "entertainments" until a blank-verse burlesque of Tennyson's Princess Princess led to commissions and full-length comedies, both mythological and "modern." Still highly regarded by critics, some of these---perhaps Sweethearts (1874) and Engaged (1877)---should be investigated by today's readers and producers. As it is, their best memorial is the early work of George Bernard Shaw, who, although he polemically rejected their cynicism, was clearly influenced by Gilbert's comedies and their inversion of social values. By the time of Engaged, however, a second dramatic career had overtaken Gilbert. Collaboration with the composer Arthur Sullivan, begun in 1871 (Thespis), achieved theatrical success with Trial by Jury in 1875. In the comic operas that followed, Sullivan's generally allusive music enriched the sometimes shrill pessimism of Gilbert's wit. An unlikely jostle of theatrical parody, contemporary satire, intricate meters, and logical fantasy, the librettos have often been compared with the comedies of Aristophanes and have influenced English playwrights from Oscar Wilde to Tom Stoppard. Uncomfortable, often acrimonious, the partnership nevertheless lasted through 25 years and 13 Savoy operas (so called because many were staged by Richard D'Oyly Carte at his Savoy Theatre). Gilbert, whose merely theatrical connections (as opposed to Sullivan's serious musical credentials) held him back from formal honors, was knighted in 1907, only a few years before his death. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Ontwarringsbericht:
(eng) see also Gilbert and Sullivan
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Werken van W. S. Gilbert
The Lost Stories of W. S. Gilbert / Illustrated by Bab ; Selected and Introduced by Peter Haining (1982) 15 exemplaren
Selected operas: second series by Sir W.S. Gilbert; includes HMS Pinafore; The pirates of Penzance; Iolanthe ; and The… (1930) 9 exemplaren
Delphi Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 7) (2017) 8 exemplaren
Gilbert & Sullivan: Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard,… (1996) — Librettist — 7 exemplaren
Original Plays By W.S. Gilbert, First Series: The Wicked World; Pygmalion & Galatea; Isolanthe, Others (1909) 7 exemplaren
The Immortal Gilbert & Sullivan Operas: volume 1 famous numbers from The Mikado, The Gondoliers & The Yeoman of the… (1900) — Librettist — 6 exemplaren
British and American Playwrights: Plays- The Palace of the Truth / Sweethearts / Princess Toto / Engaged / Rosencrantz… (1982) 4 exemplaren
Original plays. Second series 4 exemplaren
Poems Of W. S. Gilbert 4 exemplaren
Iolanthe [score] 4 exemplaren
Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers Of Progress 4 exemplaren
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria.Authorized by the D'Oyly Carte Company (1940) 3 exemplaren
CROSSING BORDERS. TRANSCENDING CATEGORIES. Contemporary Art From Mata Ortiz, Mexico. (2000) 3 exemplaren
Savoyard Lyrics Favourite Selections Fro 3 exemplaren
Original Comic Operas : 1st. series 3 exemplaren
Gilbert and Sullivan Highlights — Librettist — 3 exemplaren
The Triumph Of Vice 3 exemplaren
Pygmalion and Galatea 3 exemplaren
The Bab Ballads ... With illustrations by the author 2 exemplaren
Foggerty's fairy and other tales 2 exemplaren
The Mikado 2 exemplaren
H. M. S. PINAFORE OR THE LASS THAT LOVED A SAILOR Gilbert & Sullivan (complete vocal score) (1938) 2 exemplaren
H. M. S. Pinafore: or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor 2 exemplaren
Ruddigore: In sailing o'er life's ocean wide 2 exemplaren
Lost Bab Ballads 2 exemplaren
The yeomen of the guard : an opera of two acts : for Sol and orchestra with English text : vocal score (1985) 2 exemplaren
The Immortal Operas of Gilbert & Sullivan Volume 2: H.M.S. Pinafore / The Pirates of Penzance / The Sorcerer 2 exemplaren
Original Plays, Fourth Series 2 exemplaren
Poor wand'ring one — Librettist — 2 exemplaren
Gilbert & Sullivan : The Pirates of Penzance — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
The Pirates of Penzance (performance of Apr. 2006) 2 exemplaren
The Mikado, and other operas — Librettist — 2 exemplaren
Finale (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 2 exemplaren
The Pirates of Penzance : highlights [sound recording] — Librettist — 2 exemplaren
Three Little Maids from School (from The Mikado) — Librettist — 2 exemplaren
Words and Music Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado H.M.S. Pinafore Pirates of Penzance (1950) — Librettist — 2 exemplaren
Harold Dixon's Modern Arrangements of Gilbert and Sullivan's Famous Songs — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Pirates of Penzance Pinafore Mikado and Bab Ballads: The Light Operas of W. S. Gilbert (2011) 1 exemplaar
The BAB Ballads, etc. 1 exemplaar
The Mikado 1 exemplaar
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship 1 exemplaar
Trial By Jury 1 exemplaar
Savoyard Scrapbook 1 exemplaar
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Program) 1 exemplaar
Savoyard Scrapbook. A selection of the lyrics from the D'Oyly Carte Operas ... With illustrations, etc 1 exemplaar
Patience record 2 (Record) 1 exemplaar
Ruddigore record 1 (Record) 1 exemplaar
The Hidden Worlds 1 exemplaar
Captain Reece 1 exemplaar
The Yeomen of the Guard 1 exemplaar
A Colossal Idea. An original farce ... With introduction and decorations by Townley Searle 1 exemplaar
Trial by Jury [sound recording] 1 exemplaar
Ruddigore record 2 (Record) 1 exemplaar
The yeomen of the guard record 1 (Record) 1 exemplaar
The yeomen of the guard record 2 (Record) 1 exemplaar
Iolanthe [operetta] — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Princess Ida record 1 (Record) 1 exemplaar
Princess Ida record 2 (Record) 1 exemplaar
Patience record 1 (Record) 1 exemplaar
The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan 1 exemplaar
Utopia Ltd (Record) 1 exemplaar
The Yeoman of the Guard [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
H.M.S. Pinafore (performance of Nov. 6, 1979) 1 exemplaar
H.M.S. Pinafore retold 1 exemplaar
The Mikado: Piano Selection WIth Lyrics 1 exemplaar
The Pirates of Penzance retold 1 exemplaar
Iolanthe retold 1 exemplaar
Iolanthe and other operas 1 exemplaar
The yeoman of the guard retold 1 exemplaar
The Gondoliers + Trial by Jury [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Etiquette [poem] 1 exemplaar
The Gondoliers: Piano Selection With Lyrics 1 exemplaar
The Pirates of Penzance : Vocal Selections — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
The Mikado [score] — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Gilbert & Sullivan ROCK!: A "Poperetta" for Unison and 2-Part Voices (Kit), Book & CD (Book is 100% Reproducible) (2013) 1 exemplaar
Captain Reese {poem} 1 exemplaar
Entrance and March of the Peers from "Iolanthe" — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Comedy and Tragedy (in Short Modern Plays) 1 exemplaar
The yarn of the Nancy Bell & others 1 exemplaar
Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular: Selections from Pinafore, Mikado, Pirates, Ruddigore — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Trial by Jury [libretto] 1 exemplaar
G. SCHIRMER EDITION OF THE GONDOLIERS OR THE KING OF BARATARIA — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
The Gondoliers + Cox and Box [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
A nice dilemma (from TRIAL BY JURY) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Poor Wand'ring One, song in the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
In a contemplative fashion (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Regular Royal Queen (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Take a pair of sparkling eyes (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
We're called gondolieri (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Fair moon, to thee I sing (From HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
As some day it may happen (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
A wand'ring mistrel I (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
When I was a lad (from HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
I am the very model of a modern Major-General! (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
Mikado + Iolanthe + Gondoliers [vocal score] — Librettist — 1 exemplaar
The "Bab" ballads; much sound & little sense 1 exemplaar
Original Plays. First Series, Containing the Wicked World, Pygmalion and Galatea Charity, the Palace of Truth, the… (2016) 1 exemplaar
The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty 1 exemplaar
The Immortal Gilbert and Sullivan Operas 1 exemplaar
Gilbert Before Sullivan. Six Comic Plays By W. S. Gilbert. Edited and with an Introduction By Jane W. Stedman (1967) 1 exemplaar
The Best Known Works of W. S. Gilbert 1 exemplaar
Short Story Collection Vol. 010 1 exemplaar
The Mikado (vhs) 1 exemplaar
Bad Ballads 1 exemplaar
Gilbert and Sullivan The Savoy Operas 1 exemplaar
The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty 1 exemplaar
Gilbert & Sullivan - Trial By Jury, Stratford Festival (1962) / Downie, Studholme, House 1 exemplaar
The Gondoliers 1 exemplaar
The Palace of Truth 1 exemplaar
Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse 1 exemplaar
HMS Pinafore or the Lass That Loved a Sailor, an Entirely Original Nautical Comic Opera in Two Acts (1900) 1 exemplaar
Original Plays By W.S. Gilbert, Second Series: H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance, Others. (1922) 1 exemplaar
New and Original Extravaganzas 1 exemplaar
A Colossal Idea 1 exemplaar
Gilbertiana 1 exemplaar
The Poems of W. S. Gilbert (The Crowell Poets) 1 exemplaar
HMS Pinafore 1 exemplaar
Princess Ida Highlights 1 exemplaar
Patience [2xVinyl] 1 exemplaar
The Mikado (Recording without dialogue) 1 exemplaar
Ruddigore ; plus, Cox and Box 1 exemplaar
Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado 1 exemplaar
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H.M.S. Pinafore [operetta] — Original author — 2 exemplaren
Ruddigore ; Cox and Box (CD) — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
Cox and Box; Trial by jury — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
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- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Gilbert, Sir William Schwenk
- Geboortedatum
- 1836-11-18
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1911-05-29
- Graflocatie
- Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stanmore, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK (birth)
Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK (death) - Opleiding
- King's College, London (1856)
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- Knighthood (1907)
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- see also Gilbert and Sullivan
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