Item Detail
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Sullivan, Arthur, Sir
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Gilbert, W.S. (William Schwenck)
Bradley, Ian C. -
The complete annotated Gilbert and Sullivan
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Book
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Oxford; New York, N.Y.
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1996
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Oxford University Press
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xiii, 1197 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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019816503x
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Operas--Librettos.
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Operas; Operettas; Librettos; Gilbert; Sullivan
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ML 49 .S9 A1 1996
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Bradley, Ian ed. The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan. New York:
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Complete annotated source for libretto of the Savoy Operas by Gilbert and Sullivan. Useful in understanding the meanings behind many of the words and phrases found in the libretto but which are no longer commonly understood.
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Thirteen operas covered: Trial by Jury; The Sorcerer; HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Patience Iolanthe; Princess Ipa; The Mikado; Ruddigore. The Yeomen of the Guard; The Gonboliers; Utopia Limited; and The Grand Duke. All text and annotations are given in English.
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This source is organized chronologically by opera, from the earliest to the latest production. Each opera has its own section which contains a small introduction to the work followed by the opera libretto with the text on one side of the page and the annotations on the other. Annotations are on even pages; Librettos on odd pages. Also contains a brief bibliography for further reading.
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User friendly. Organization is clear and easily followed.
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Lacks a comprehensive list of sources used to compile this book.
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Yellin, Victor Fell. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 54 (September 1997): 51-53.
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BYU Mus Ref
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1907