W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911)
Autor(a) de The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
About the Author
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 mostrar mais "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) mostrar menos
Disambiguation Notice:
(eng) see also Gilbert and Sullivan
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Séries
Obras de W. S. Gilbert
The Lost Stories of W. S. Gilbert / Illustrated by Bab ; Selected and Introduced by Peter Haining (1982) 15 cópias
Selected operas: second series by Sir W.S. Gilbert; includes HMS Pinafore; The pirates of Penzance; Iolanthe ; and The… (1930) 9 cópias
Delphi Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 7) (2017) 8 cópias
Original Plays By W.S. Gilbert, First Series: The Wicked World; Pygmalion & Galatea; Isolanthe, Others (1909) 7 cópias
Gilbert & Sullivan: Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard,… (1996) — Librettist — 7 cópias
The Immortal Gilbert & Sullivan Operas: volume 1 famous numbers from The Mikado, The Gondoliers & The Yeoman of the… (1900) — Librettist — 6 cópias
British and American Playwrights: Plays- The Palace of the Truth / Sweethearts / Princess Toto / Engaged / Rosencrantz… (1982) 4 cópias
Poems Of W. S. Gilbert 4 cópias
Iolanthe [score] 4 cópias
Original plays. Second series 4 cópias
Pygmalion and Galatea 3 cópias
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria.Authorized by the D'Oyly Carte Company (1940) 3 cópias
CROSSING BORDERS. TRANSCENDING CATEGORIES. Contemporary Art From Mata Ortiz, Mexico. (2000) 3 cópias
Gilbert and Sullivan Highlights — Librettist — 3 cópias
Original Comic Operas : 1st. series 3 cópias
The Triumph Of Vice 3 cópias
Words and Music Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado H.M.S. Pinafore Pirates of Penzance (1950) — Librettist — 2 cópias
Gilbert & Sullivan : The Pirates of Penzance — Autor — 2 cópias
Foggerty's fairy and other tales 2 cópias
Poor wand'ring one — Librettist — 2 cópias
Finale (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 2 cópias
H. M. S. PINAFORE OR THE LASS THAT LOVED A SAILOR Gilbert & Sullivan (complete vocal score) (1938) 2 cópias
The Mikado, and other operas — Librettist — 2 cópias
Three Little Maids from School (from The Mikado) — Librettist — 2 cópias
The Pirates of Penzance : highlights [sound recording] — Librettist — 2 cópias
The Mikado 2 cópias
The yeomen of the guard : an opera of two acts : for Sol and orchestra with English text : vocal score (1985) 2 cópias
Lost Bab Ballads 2 cópias
Original Plays, Fourth Series 2 cópias
The yeomen of the guard record 1 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado 1 exemplar(es)
Ruddigore record 2 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
Ruddigore record 1 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
Harold Dixon's Modern Arrangements of Gilbert and Sullivan's Famous Songs — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Trial by Jury [sound recording] 1 exemplar(es)
The BAB Ballads, etc. 1 exemplar(es)
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship 1 exemplar(es)
Books and lyrics of the best-known Gilbert & Sullivan operas and the Bab ballads : with Sir William Gilbert's own… 1 exemplar(es)
Trial By Jury 1 exemplar(es)
Savoyard Scrapbook 1 exemplar(es)
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Program) 1 exemplar(es)
Selected Bab ballads. Written and illustrated by W. S. Gilbert. With an introduction by Hesketh Pearson, and a note on… 1 exemplar(es)
Savoyard Scrapbook. A selection of the lyrics from the D'Oyly Carte Operas ... With illustrations, etc 1 exemplar(es)
A Colossal Idea. An original farce ... With introduction and decorations by Townley Searle 1 exemplar(es)
Pirates of Penzance Pinafore Mikado and Bab Ballads: The Light Operas of W. S. Gilbert (2011) 1 exemplar(es)
The yeomen of the guard record 2 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
Captain Reece 1 exemplar(es)
Patience record 1 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
Patience record 2 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
The Hidden Worlds 1 exemplar(es)
The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert & Sullivan for Singers - Mezzo-Soprano: The Vocal Library Mezzo-Soprano (2003) 1 exemplar(es)
Princess Ida record 2 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
Utopia Ltd (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
Princess Ida record 1 (Record) 1 exemplar(es)
The Yeomen of the Guard 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado - Playbill, produced by the Home Opera Company of Raleigh, N.C. for the Benefit of Rex Hospital under the… 1 exemplar(es)
Iolanthe [operetta] — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that loved a sailor ; Cox & box, or The Long-lost brothers (performed June 1-4, 1989) 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado ... With eight illustrations ... in colour by W. Russell Flint, & drawings in pen and ink by Charles E.… 1 exemplar(es)
The Yeoman of the Guard [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
H.M.S. Pinafore (performance of Nov. 6, 1979) 1 exemplar(es)
H.M.S. Pinafore retold 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado: Piano Selection WIth Lyrics 1 exemplar(es)
The Pirates of Penzance retold 1 exemplar(es)
Iolanthe retold 1 exemplar(es)
Iolanthe and other operas 1 exemplar(es)
The yeoman of the guard retold 1 exemplar(es)
The Gondoliers + Trial by Jury [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquette [poem] 1 exemplar(es)
The Gondoliers: Piano Selection With Lyrics 1 exemplar(es)
The Pirates of Penzance : Vocal Selections — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado [score] — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert & Sullivan ROCK!: A "Poperetta" for Unison and 2-Part Voices (Kit), Book & CD (Book is 100% Reproducible) (2013) 1 exemplar(es)
Captain Reese {poem} 1 exemplar(es)
Entrance and March of the Peers from "Iolanthe" — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Comedy and Tragedy (in Short Modern Plays) 1 exemplar(es)
The yarn of the Nancy Bell & others 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular: Selections from Pinafore, Mikado, Pirates, Ruddigore — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Trial by Jury [libretto] 1 exemplar(es)
G. SCHIRMER EDITION OF THE GONDOLIERS OR THE KING OF BARATARIA — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
G. Schirmer Edition of PATIENCE of Bunthorne's Bride 1 exemplar(es)
The Gondoliers + Cox and Box [sound recording] — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
A nice dilemma (from TRIAL BY JURY) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Poor Wand'ring One, song in the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
In a contemplative fashion (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Regular Royal Queen (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Take a pair of sparkling eyes (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
We're called gondolieri (from THE GONDOLIERS) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Fair moon, to thee I sing (From HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
As some day it may happen (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
A wand'ring mistrel I (from THE MIKADO) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
When I was a lad (from HMS PINAFORE) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
I am the very model of a modern Major-General! (from PIRATES OF PENZANCE) — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Mikado + Iolanthe + Gondoliers [vocal score] — Librettist — 1 exemplar(es)
Delphi Classics: Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan 1 exemplar(es)
The Story of the Mikado ... Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward 1 exemplar(es)
The "Bab" ballads; much sound & little sense 1 exemplar(es)
Original Plays. First Series, Containing the Wicked World, Pygmalion and Galatea Charity, the Palace of Truth, the… (2016) 1 exemplar(es)
The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty 1 exemplar(es)
The Immortal Gilbert and Sullivan Operas 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert Before Sullivan. Six Comic Plays By W. S. Gilbert. Edited and with an Introduction By Jane W. Stedman (1967) 1 exemplar(es)
The Best Known Works of W. S. Gilbert 1 exemplar(es)
Short Story Collection Vol. 010 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado (vhs) 1 exemplar(es)
Bad Ballads 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert and Sullivan The Savoy Operas 1 exemplar(es)
The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert & Sullivan - Trial By Jury, Stratford Festival (1962) / Downie, Studholme, House 1 exemplar(es)
The Gondoliers 1 exemplar(es)
H. M. S. Pinafore / Donkin, Burgess, Kern, Terrell, MacLean, Kittask, Passel, Linden, Baker, Stratford Festival 1 exemplar(es)
Savoy Operas ... Patience, Princess Ida, The Pirates of Penzance, The Yeoman of the Guard ... With illustrations in… 1 exemplar(es)
Iolanthe, and other operas [The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Gondoliers] ... With illustrations in colour by W. Russell Flint 1 exemplar(es)
A Stage Play ... With an introduction by William Archer 1 exemplar(es)
The Palace of Truth 1 exemplar(es)
Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse 1 exemplar(es)
HMS Pinafore or the Lass That Loved a Sailor, an Entirely Original Nautical Comic Opera in Two Acts (1900) 1 exemplar(es)
Original Plays By W.S. Gilbert, Second Series: H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance, Others. (1922) 1 exemplar(es)
New and Original Extravaganzas 1 exemplar(es)
A Colossal Idea 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbertiana 1 exemplar(es)
The Poems of W. S. Gilbert (The Crowell Poets) 1 exemplar(es)
Trial By Jury Cox And Box LP (Vinyl Album) UK Pye 1975 1 exemplar(es)
SXDW 3029 Gilbert Sullivan Ruddigore Malcolm Sargent 1 exemplar(es)
HMS Pinafore 1 exemplar(es)
Princess Ida Highlights 1 exemplar(es)
The Pirates of Penzance (disc 1 of 2) [Sound Recording] 1 exemplar(es)
The Pirates of Penzance (disc 2 of 2) [Sound Recording] 1 exemplar(es)
Patience [2xVinyl] 1 exemplar(es)
The Mikado (Recording without dialogue) 1 exemplar(es)
Vocal score of The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria 1 exemplar(es)
Ruddigore ; plus, Cox and Box 1 exemplar(es)
Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Contribuinte — 249 cópias
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown: A Treasury of Bizarre Tales Old and New (1993) — Contribuinte — 193 cópias
Lovers & Other Monsters: A Collection of Amorous Tales of Fantasy, Old and New (1992) — Contribuinte — 57 cópias
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Contribuinte — 54 cópias
The Dedalus Book Of English Decadence: Vile Emperors And Elegant Degenerates (Decadence from Dedalus) (2004) — Contribuinte — 51 cópias
H.M.S. Pinafore [operetta] — Original author — 2 cópias
Ruddigore ; Cox and Box (CD) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Cox and Box; Trial by jury — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Gilbert, Sir William Schwenk
- Data de nascimento
- 1836-11-18
- Data de falecimento
- 1911-05-29
- Local de enterro
- Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stanmore, England, UK
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- London, England, UK (birth)
Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK (death) - Educação
- King's College, London (1856)
- Ocupação
- playwright
librettist
poet
illustrator
clerk (privy-council office)
barrister - Premiações
- Knighthood (1907)
- Aviso de desambiguação
- see also Gilbert and Sullivan
Membros
Resenhas
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Favourite Books (1)
Plays I Like (1)
Prêmios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 316
- Also by
- 35
- Membros
- 4,164
- Popularidade
- #6,047
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 76
- ISBNs
- 301
- Idiomas
- 5
- Favorito
- 4