Gilbert and Sullivan

W. S. Gilbert

Arthur Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan were two men who worked together during the late 19th century to write fifteen well known operas. W. S. Gilbert wrote the words to the operas, while Arthur Sullivan was the composer who wrote the music.

Their operas are still commonly performed today, and some have been turned into movies. Many of the operas are very funny, and the songs are often parodied.

Operas

• Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old (1871)
• Trial by Jury (1875)
• The Sorcerer (1877)
• H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass That Loved a Sailor (1878)
• The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty (1879)
• The Martyr of Antioch (1880)
• Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride (1881)
• Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri (1882)
• Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant (1884)
• The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu (1885)
• Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse (1887)
• The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid (1888)
• The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria (1889)
• Utopia, Limited, or The Flowers of Progress (1893)
• The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel (1896)