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Synopsis
The names of Gilbert and Sullivan are as irrevocably linked as Laurel and Hardy, and Morecambe and Wise. Wherever English is spoken, theirs are household names, evocative of happiness, wit and laughter, or as Gilbert might have it, fun - though there is very much more than fun to be had in Gilbert's topsy-turvy world. The influence of these two extraordinary men on the language and style of 19th-century theatre was unique. In England they changed a whole generation's idea of the theatre, and in America sparked off a craze for musical comedy which has endured to this day. In this wide-ranging biography, Michael Ffinch traces the lives of writer and composer, both individually and as a partnership - a partnership which owes much to the creative enterprise and single-mindedness of Richard D'Oyly Carte. He writes of their temporary estrangement and reconciliation, and, most importantly, discusses each of the operas in detail, from conception to performance.
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- PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0297815121
- ISBN 13 9780297815129
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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