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The Gilbert of the Bab Ballads, the Gilbert of whimsical conceit, inoffensive cynicism, subtle satire, and playful paradox; the Gilbert who invented a school of his own, who in it was schoolmaster and pupil, who has never taught anybody but himself, and is never likely to have any imitator – this is the Gilbert the public want to see, and ...
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1874 Gaiety production starring Fred Sullivan as Cox. Cox and Box quickly became a Victorian staple, with additional productions in Manchester in 1869 and on tour in 1871 (conducted by Richard D'Oyly Carte, with the composer's brother Fred playing Cox), [23] at London's Alhambra Theatre in 1871, with Fred as Cox, [24] and at the Gaiety Theatre in 1872, 1873, and 1874 (the last of these again ...
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The character of Major-General Stanley was widely taken to be a caricature of the popular general Sir Garnet Wolseley.The biographer Michael Ainger, however, doubts that Gilbert intended a caricature of Wolseley, identifying instead the older General Henry Turner, an uncle of Gilbert's wife whom Gilbert disliked, as a more likely inspiration for the satire.
Princess Ida is the only Gilbert and Sullivan work with dialogue entirely in blank verse and the only one of their works in three acts (and the longest opera to that date). The piece calls for a larger cast, and the soprano title role requires a more dramatic voice than the earlier works.
The curtain raisers that played together with the Gilbert and Sullivan operas at the Savoy Theatre, as well as the other works that played at the Savoy Theatre under the management of Richard D'Oyly Carte or Helen Carte. See Savoy Opera. The London theatres historically associated with Gilbert and Sullivan. See the main Gilbert and Sullivan ...