Arthur Sullivan
Biography
by Roberta Klarreich
Sullivan is remembered for operettas he wrote with Gilbert, best known of which are The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Gondoliers.
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Composition Highlights
| Title |
Year |
Avg. Duration |
Genre |
|
The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta |
1884 |
|
Opera Show/Musical |
|
The Pirates of Penzance, operetta |
1879 |
|
Opera Show/Musical |
|
H. M. S. Pinafore (The Lass that Loved a Sailor), operetta |
1878 |
|
Opera Show/Musical |
|
The Gondoliers (The King of Barataria), operetta |
1889 |
|
Opera |
|
Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta |
1882 |
|
Opera |
|
The Yeomen of the Guard (The Merryman and his Maid), operetta |
1888 |
|
Opera |
|
Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta |
1881 |
|
Opera |
|
Ruddigore (The Witch's Curse), operetta |
1887 |
|
Opera |
|
Trial by Jury, operetta |
1875 |
|
Opera |
|
The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano |
1877 |
|
Vocal Music |
|
Symphony in E major ("Irish") |
1866 |
|
Symphony |
|
The Sorcerer, operetta |
1877 |
|
Opera |
|
Princess Ida (Castle Adamant), operetta |
1884 |
|
Opera |
|
St. Gertrude ("Onward, Christian soldiers"), hymn for chorus |
|
|
Choral |
|
Pineapple Poll, ballet (compiled & arranged by C. Mackerras) |
1951 |
|
Ballet |
|
Utopia Limited (The Flowers of Progress), operetta |
1893 |
|
Opera |
|
Grand Duke (The Statutory Duel), operetta |
1896 |
|
Opera |
|
Thespis (The Gods Grown Old), operetta (most music except the ballet is lost) |
1871 |
|
Opera |
|
The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1 |
1861 |
|
Orchestral |
|
Overture di ballo, for orchestra in E major |
1870 |
|
Orchestral |
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