W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911)
Autor/a de The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Sobre l'autor
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 mostra'n més "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) mostra'n menys
Nota de desambiguació:
(eng) see also Gilbert and Sullivan
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Sèrie
Obres de W. S. Gilbert
The Lost Stories of W. S. Gilbert / Illustrated by Bab ; Selected and Introduced by Peter Haining (1982) 15 exemplars
Selected operas: second series by Sir W.S. Gilbert; includes HMS Pinafore; The pirates of Penzance; Iolanthe ; and The… (1930) 9 exemplars
Delphi Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 7) (2017) 8 exemplars
Gilbert & Sullivan: Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard,… (1996) — Librettist — 7 exemplars
Original Plays By W.S. Gilbert, First Series: The Wicked World; Pygmalion & Galatea; Isolanthe, Others (1909) 7 exemplars
The Immortal Gilbert & Sullivan Operas: volume 1 famous numbers from The Mikado, The Gondoliers & The Yeoman of the… (1900) — Librettist — 6 exemplars
British and American Playwrights: Plays- The Palace of the Truth / Sweethearts / Princess Toto / Engaged / Rosencrantz… (1982) 4 exemplars
Original plays. Second series 4 exemplars
Poems Of W. S. Gilbert 4 exemplars
Iolanthe [score] 4 exemplars
Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers Of Progress 4 exemplars
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria.Authorized by the D'Oyly Carte Company (1940) 3 exemplars
CROSSING BORDERS. TRANSCENDING CATEGORIES. Contemporary Art From Mata Ortiz, Mexico. (2000) 3 exemplars
Savoyard Lyrics Favourite Selections Fro 3 exemplars
Original Comic Operas : 1st. series 3 exemplars
Gilbert and Sullivan Highlights — Librettist — 3 exemplars
The Triumph Of Vice 3 exemplars
Pygmalion and Galatea 3 exemplars
Foggerty's fairy and other tales 2 exemplars
The Mikado 2 exemplars
H. M. S. PINAFORE OR THE LASS THAT LOVED A SAILOR Gilbert & Sullivan (complete vocal score) (1938) 2 exemplars
Ruddigore: In sailing o'er life's ocean wide 2 exemplars
Lost Bab Ballads 2 exemplars
The yeomen of the guard : an opera of two acts : for Sol and orchestra with English text : vocal score (1985) 2 exemplars
The Immortal Operas of Gilbert & Sullivan Volume 2: H.M.S. Pinafore / The Pirates of Penzance / The Sorcerer 2 exemplars
Original Plays, Fourth Series 2 exemplars
Poor wand'ring one — Librettist — 2 exemplars
Gilbert & Sullivan : The Pirates of Penzance — Autor — 2 exemplars
The Mikado, and other operas — Librettist — 2 exemplars
Finale (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 2 exemplars
The Pirates of Penzance : highlights [sound recording] — Librettist — 2 exemplars
Three Little Maids from School (from The Mikado) — Librettist — 2 exemplars
Words and Music Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado H.M.S. Pinafore Pirates of Penzance (1950) — Librettist — 2 exemplars
Harold Dixon's Modern Arrangements of Gilbert and Sullivan's Famous Songs — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Pirates of Penzance Pinafore Mikado and Bab Ballads: The Light Operas of W. S. Gilbert (2011) 1 exemplars
The BAB Ballads, etc. 1 exemplars
The Mikado 1 exemplars
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship 1 exemplars
Trial By Jury 1 exemplars
Savoyard Scrapbook 1 exemplars
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Program) 1 exemplars
Savoyard Scrapbook. A selection of the lyrics from the D'Oyly Carte Operas ... With illustrations, etc 1 exemplars
Patience record 2 (Record) 1 exemplars
Ruddigore record 1 (Record) 1 exemplars
The Hidden Worlds 1 exemplars
Captain Reece 1 exemplars
The Yeomen of the Guard 1 exemplars
A Colossal Idea. An original farce ... With introduction and decorations by Townley Searle 1 exemplars
Trial by Jury [sound recording] 1 exemplars
Ruddigore record 2 (Record) 1 exemplars
The yeomen of the guard record 1 (Record) 1 exemplars
The yeomen of the guard record 2 (Record) 1 exemplars
Iolanthe [operetta] — Autor — 1 exemplars
Princess Ida record 1 (Record) 1 exemplars
Princess Ida record 2 (Record) 1 exemplars
Patience record 1 (Record) 1 exemplars
The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan 1 exemplars
Utopia Ltd (Record) 1 exemplars
The Yeoman of the Guard [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplars
H.M.S. Pinafore (performance of Nov. 6, 1979) 1 exemplars
H.M.S. Pinafore retold 1 exemplars
The Mikado: Piano Selection WIth Lyrics 1 exemplars
The Pirates of Penzance retold 1 exemplars
Iolanthe retold 1 exemplars
Iolanthe and other operas 1 exemplars
The yeoman of the guard retold 1 exemplars
The Gondoliers + Trial by Jury [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Etiquette [poem] 1 exemplars
The Gondoliers: Piano Selection With Lyrics 1 exemplars
The Pirates of Penzance : Vocal Selections — Librettist — 1 exemplars
The Mikado [score] — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Gilbert & Sullivan ROCK!: A "Poperetta" for Unison and 2-Part Voices (Kit), Book & CD (Book is 100% Reproducible) (2013) 1 exemplars
Captain Reese {poem} 1 exemplars
Entrance and March of the Peers from "Iolanthe" — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Comedy and Tragedy (in Short Modern Plays) 1 exemplars
The yarn of the Nancy Bell & others 1 exemplars
Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular: Selections from Pinafore, Mikado, Pirates, Ruddigore — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Trial by Jury [libretto] 1 exemplars
G. SCHIRMER EDITION OF THE GONDOLIERS OR THE KING OF BARATARIA — Librettist — 1 exemplars
The Gondoliers + Cox and Box [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplars
A nice dilemma (from TRIAL BY JURY) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Poor Wand'ring One, song in the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance — Librettist — 1 exemplars
In a contemplative fashion (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Regular Royal Queen (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Take a pair of sparkling eyes (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
We're called gondolieri (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Fair moon, to thee I sing (From HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
As some day it may happen (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
A wand'ring mistrel I (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
When I was a lad (from HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
I am the very model of a modern Major-General! (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 1 exemplars
Mikado + Iolanthe + Gondoliers [vocal score] — Librettist — 1 exemplars
The "Bab" ballads; much sound & little sense 1 exemplars
Original Plays. First Series, Containing the Wicked World, Pygmalion and Galatea Charity, the Palace of Truth, the… (2016) 1 exemplars
The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty 1 exemplars
The Immortal Gilbert and Sullivan Operas 1 exemplars
Gilbert Before Sullivan. Six Comic Plays By W. S. Gilbert. Edited and with an Introduction By Jane W. Stedman (1967) 1 exemplars
The Best Known Works of W. S. Gilbert 1 exemplars
Short Story Collection Vol. 010 1 exemplars
The Mikado (vhs) 1 exemplars
Bad Ballads 1 exemplars
Gilbert and Sullivan The Savoy Operas 1 exemplars
The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty 1 exemplars
Gilbert & Sullivan - Trial By Jury, Stratford Festival (1962) / Downie, Studholme, House 1 exemplars
The Gondoliers 1 exemplars
The Palace of Truth 1 exemplars
Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse 1 exemplars
HMS Pinafore or the Lass That Loved a Sailor, an Entirely Original Nautical Comic Opera in Two Acts (1900) 1 exemplars
Original Plays By W.S. Gilbert, Second Series: H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance, Others. (1922) 1 exemplars
New and Original Extravaganzas 1 exemplars
A Colossal Idea 1 exemplars
Gilbertiana 1 exemplars
The Poems of W. S. Gilbert (The Crowell Poets) 1 exemplars
HMS Pinafore 1 exemplars
Princess Ida Highlights 1 exemplars
Patience [2xVinyl] 1 exemplars
The Mikado (Recording without dialogue) 1 exemplars
Ruddigore ; plus, Cox and Box 1 exemplars
Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Col·laborador — 250 exemplars
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown: A Treasury of Bizarre Tales Old and New (1993) — Col·laborador — 194 exemplars
Poems Bewitched and Haunted (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) (2005) — Col·laborador — 189 exemplars
Lovers & Other Monsters: A Collection of Amorous Tales of Fantasy, Old and New (1992) — Col·laborador — 57 exemplars
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Col·laborador — 54 exemplars
The Dedalus Book Of English Decadence: Vile Emperors And Elegant Degenerates (Decadence from Dedalus) (2004) — Col·laborador — 52 exemplars
H.M.S. Pinafore [operetta] — Original author — 2 exemplars
Ruddigore ; Cox and Box (CD) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Cox and Box; Trial by jury — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Altres noms
- Gilbert, Sir William Schwenk
- Data de naixement
- 1836-11-18
- Data de defunció
- 1911-05-29
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stanmore, England, UK
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- London, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK (birth)
Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK (death) - Educació
- King's College, London (1856)
- Professions
- playwright
librettist
poet
illustrator
clerk (privy-council office)
barrister - Premis i honors
- Knighthood (1907)
- Nota de desambiguació
- see also Gilbert and Sullivan
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Favourite Books (1)
Plays I Like (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 315
- També de
- 35
- Membres
- 4,170
- Popularitat
- #6,038
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 76
- ISBN
- 299
- Llengües
- 5
- Preferit
- 4