Gilbertiana

Speranza

We are discussing with S. Meadows the titles, subtitles, and descriptions of some Gilbertiana.

Cheers!

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Thespis, or, The Gods Grown Old
A Novel and Original Dramatic Cantata, entitled Trial by Jury
An Entirely New and Original Modern Comic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled The Sorcerer
An Entirely Original Nautical Comic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled H.M.S. Pinafore, or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor
The New and Original Melo-Dramatic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled The Pirates of Penzance, or, The Slave of Duty
An entirely new and original aesthetic opera in two acts, entitled Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride!
An entirely original fairy opera in two acts, entitled Iolanthe, or, the Peer and the Peri
A respectful Operatic Perversion of Tennyson's "Princess", in Three Acts, entitled Princess Ida, or, Castle Adamant
An Entirely Original Japanese Opera, in Two Acts, entitled The Mikado, or, The Town of Titipu
A New and Original Supernatural Opera in Two Acts, entitled Ruddygore, or, The Witch's Curse (spelling was later altered to "Ruddigore")
The New and Original Opera, in Two Acts, entitled The Yeomen of the Guard, or, The Merryman and His Maid
An Entirely Original Comic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled The Gondoliers, or, The King of Barataria
An Original Comic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled The Grand Duke, or, The Statutory Duel
Picky little point - the last lines of "Patience" are actually "Greatly pleased with one another, to get married we decide/ Each of us will wed the other, nobody BE Bunthorne's bride!"

A New and Original Extravaganza, entitled Dulcamara, or, The Great Duck and the Little Quack
La Vivandiere, or, True to the Corps,an Operatic Extravaganza founded on Donizetti's Opera La Figlia Del Regimento
The Merry Zingara, or, The Tipsy Gypsy and the Pipsy Wipsy, a Whimsical Parody on "The Bohemian Girl"
Robert the Devil, or, The Nun, the Dun, and the Son of a Gun, an Operatic Extravaganza
The Pretty Druidess, or, The Mother, the Maid, and the Mistletoe Bough. An Extravaganza Founded on Bellini's Opera "Norma"