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Opera genre
Savoy opera was a style of comic opera that developed in Victorian England in the late 19th century, with W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as the original
Savoy_opera
West End theatre in London
Savoy Palace. Its intended purpose was to showcase the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy operas
Savoy_Theatre
British theatre company
Carte Opera Company was a professional British light opera company that, from the 1870s until 1982, staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas nearly
D'Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
Victorian-era theatrical partnership
built the Savoy Theatre in 1881 to present their joint works (which came to be known as the Savoy Operas) and founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which
Gilbert_and_Sullivan
Sung drama of a light or comedic nature
singspiel, Viennese operetta, Spanish zarzuela, Russian comic opera, English ballad and Savoy opera, North American operetta and musical comedy. In late 17th-century
Comic_opera
English theatre manager and producer (1844–1901)
thirteen Savoy operas. He founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and built the state-of-the-art Savoy Theatre to host the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Eight
Richard_D'Oyly_Carte
1888 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan
Merryman and His Maid, is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 3 October 1888
The_Yeomen_of_the_Guard
1885 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
at least 150 companies were producing the opera. The Mikado is the most internationally successful Savoy opera and has been especially popular with amateur
The_Mikado
Scottish artist and illustrator (1880–1969)
Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines (1907 edition), W. S. Gilbert's Savoy Operas (1909), Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (1910–1911) and Chaucer's
William_Russell_Flint
of the Guard is a 1978 British TV version of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy opera The Yeomen of the Guard. It was a filmed version of a 1978 stage production
The Yeomen of the Guard (film)
The_Yeomen_of_the_Guard_(film)
1878 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Their works, later known as the Savoy operas, dominated the musical stage on both sides of the Atlantic for more than
H.M.S._Pinafore
Topics referred to by the same term
Philadelphia Savoy (Norwegian band), a Norwegian-American rock trio Savoy (Savoy album), 2004 Savoy (Taj Mahal album), 2023 Savoy (American band) Savoy opera, a
Savoy_(disambiguation)
1877 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
opera, H.M.S. Pinafore. The Sorcerer was revised for an 1884 revival, and that version is usually performed today. The Sorcerer was the first Savoy opera
The_Sorcerer
1893 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress, is a Savoy opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was the next-to-last of
Utopia,_Limited
British actor and singer (1865–1936)
the Gilbert and Sullivan (and other) operas. From 1897 to 1903 he appeared with the company continuously at the Savoy Theatre, playing a range of baritone
Henry_Lytton
1882 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
oʊˈlænθi/) is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, first performed in 1882. It is one of the Savoy operas and is the seventh
Iolanthe
1875 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
13 collaborative works between Gilbert and Sullivan that came to be known as the Savoy Operas. After its original production in 1875, Trial by Jury toured widely in
Trial_by_Jury
1881 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
electric light. Henceforth, the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas would be known as the Savoy Operas, and both fans and performers of Gilbert and Sullivan
Patience_(opera)
British composer (1842–1900)
partnership to build the Savoy Theatre in 1881, and their joint works became known as the Savoy operas. Among the best known of the later operas are The Mikado
Arthur_Sullivan
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
operas, such as John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728), musical burlesques, European operettas, and late Victorian era light operas, notably the Savoy operas
Opera
Italian opera genre associated with humor
Opera buffa (Italian: [ˈɔːpera ˈbuffa], "comic opera"; pl.: opere buffe) is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic
Opera_buffa
Topics referred to by the same term
former light opera company Washington Savoyards, a former light opera company Fans of the Savoy operas Members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which
Savoyard
Comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan
final Savoy Opera written by librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, their fourteenth and last opera together. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre
The_Grand_Duke
China, but other genres like Yue opera, Cantonese opera, Yu opera, kunqu, qinqiang, Huangmei opera, pingju, and Sichuan opera are also performed regularly
Chinese_opera
1884 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
Sullivan opera in three acts and the only one with dialogue in blank verse. Though its original run was modestly profitable, by Savoy opera standards
Princess_Ida
1999 British film by Mike Leigh
continue their partnership, which led to their creation of several more Savoy operas. The film received very favourable reviews, film festival awards and
Topsy-Turvy
Italian opera Opera in German French opera Opera in English Spanish opera Russian opera Opera in Dutch Finnish opera Hungarian opera Polish opera Opera in
Outline_of_opera
English opera singer, actor and stage director
Company in 1877. There, he created most of the bass-baritone roles in the Savoy Operas, as follows: Sir Marmaduke in The Sorcerer (1877), Dick Deadeye in H
Richard Temple (bass-baritone)
Richard_Temple_(bass-baritone)
British opera singer and actor, born 1853
(1880), and Pooh Bah in The Mikado (1885), among many others in the Savoy operas. Failing in an 1888 attempt to become a theatrical manager, Barrington
Rutland_Barrington
Historic luxury hotel in London, England
profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August 1889. It was the first in the Savoy group of hotels and restaurants owned
Savoy_Hotel
French opera genre
Opéra bouffe (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa buf], plural: opéras bouffes), literally "jesting opera", is a genre of mid to late 19th-century French operetta
Opéra_bouffe
British opera company and hotel owner
engaged Frederic Lloyd as general manager of the opera company in 1951 and took steps to keep the Savoy operas fresh, with new productions and redesigned costumes
Bridget_D'Oyly_Carte
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer
List_of_operas_by_title
English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911)
their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world
W._S._Gilbert
1879 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
comic operas. After its unique triple opening in 1879–80, it was revived in London at the Savoy Theatre in 1888 and in 1900, and for the Savoy's repertory
The_Pirates_of_Penzance
1887 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas and the tenth of fourteen comic operas written
Ruddigore
British opera singer, actor and stage director
was an English opera singer and actor, best known for his portrayal of the tenor roles in the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. An accomplished
Leonard_Osborn
Norwegian musician and songwriter (born 1961)
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the main songwriter and
Paul_Waaktaar-Savoy
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first commonly
List_of_opera_genres
1889 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
The King of Barataria is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 December 1889
The_Gondoliers
Medieval European entertainer
Dream Jack Point – a 'strolling jester' in Gilbert and Sullivan's 1888 Savoy opera, The Yeomen of the Guard Giacomo – 'king of jesters and jester of kings'
Jester
Turtles is a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Frank Desprez and music by Eaton Faning. It was first produced at the Savoy Theatre on 11 October 1881
Mock_Turtles_(opera)
American-born British radio presenter (1943–2026)
needed] His first book The Savoy Opera: A New Guide to Gilbert and Sullivan, published in 1983, was a survey of Savoy opera. His biography of Stéphane
Geoffrey Smith (radio presenter)
Geoffrey_Smith_(radio_presenter)
Quarter and ward of Monaco
Coborn. The Prince and Princess of Monte Carlo are characters in the Savoy opera The Grand Duke (1896) by Gilbert and Sullivan. Monte Carlo is an Edwardian
Monte_Carlo
Compact, low-power binoculars
Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, are compact, low-power optical magnification devices, usually used at performance
Opera_glasses
English conductor and composer (1849–1914)
director and conductor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company during the original runs and early revivals of the Savoy operas. Succeeding his elder brother Alfred
François_Cellier
Scottish opera company manager (1852–1913)
she is best remembered for her stewardship of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from the end of the 19th century into the early 20th century
Helen_Carte
one-act comic opera (styled "a whimsicality") with a libretto by Frank Desprez and music by Alfred Cellier. It was first produced at the Savoy Theatre from
The_Carp_(opera)
origins of opera in late 16th century Italy, a central repertoire has developed, shepherded by major opera composers. The earliest major opera composer
List_of_prominent_operas
British theatre manager and hotelier (1876–1948)
owner and impresario, best known as proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from 1913 to 1948. Son of the impresario and hotelier Richard
Rupert_D'Oyly_Carte
English professional repertory company
Opera Company (formerly the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company) is an English professional repertory company that performs Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy
National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company
National_Gilbert_&_Sullivan_Opera_Company
1975 British animated film by Bill Melendez
from the Sorcerer, who has stolen it. The music is borrowed from many Savoy operas, with new or modified lyrics by Robin Miller and orchestrations updated
Dick_Deadeye,_or_Duty_Done
English comic opera in two acts by Edward German to a libretto by Basil Hood, produced by William Greet. The first performance was at the Savoy Theatre, London
A_Princess_of_Kensington
century, its plot was parodied by W. S. Gilbert in his libretto for the Savoy Opera Iolanthe (1882). The story-line of The Mountain Sylph, based on Nodier's
The_Mountain_Sylph
Comic opera by Guy Eden and Reginald Somerville
suitors to retrieve an edelweiss for her from the highest peak. The opera opened at the Savoy Theatre in London on 29 September 1909, under the management of
The_Mountaineers_(opera)
Genre of French opera
Opéra comique (French: [ɔpeʁa kɔmik]; plural: opéras comiques) is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the
Opéra_comique
Style of Italian opera
Opera seria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːpera ˈsɛːrja]; plural: opere serie; usually called dramma per musica or melodramma serio) is an Italian musical
Opera_seria
Musical comedy by Orlando Morgan, Arthur Anderson and George Levy
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and the Savoy Theatre in the hands of his widow, Helen. After a successful repertory season at the Savoy ending in March
Two_Merry_Monarchs
Operas in Italy or in the Italian language
Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued
Italian_opera
Record of Twenty Years at the Lyceum (1893) The Savoy Opera and the Savoyards (1894) (deals with operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.) Memoirs of an Author
Percy_Hetherington_Fitzgerald
British opera singer and actor (1897–1990)
best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. John Dean was born in Lilleshall, Shropshire,
John_Dean_(tenor)
British dramatist and army officer (1864–1917)
dramatist and lyricist known for writing the libretti of half a dozen Savoy Operas and for English adaptations of operettas, including The Merry Widow.
Basil_Hood
British singer and actor (1862–1927)
actor known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and his later roles in Shakespeare plays and Edwardian
Courtice_Pounds
Noble townhouse in London, destroyed during the Peasant's Revolt of 1381
The Savoy Palace, considered the grandest nobleman's townhouse of medieval London, was a residence of prince John of Gaunt until it was destroyed during
Savoy_Palace
Comic opera by Ivan Caryll
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and opened at the Savoy Theatre on 7 January 1899 for a run of 143 performances. The opera starred the usual Savoy Theatre cast
The_Lucky_Star
British opera singer and actress (1845–1907)
an English opera singer and actress primarily known for creating many of the contralto roles in the Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Brandram
Rosina_Brandram
English opera singer and actor
English opera singer and actor, best known for his performances in the bass and bass-baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
George_Cook_(opera_singer)
Subgenre of pop music
Operatic pop, pop-opera or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic singing style or a song, theme or motif from classical music
Operatic_pop
adapted from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 Savoy Opera The Pirates of Penzance. The plot is the same as in the opera, and the music is arrangements of Arthur
Pirates of Penzance – The Ballet!
Pirates_of_Penzance_–_The_Ballet!
Music genre
operas, notably the Savoy Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, both of which frequently spoofed operatic conventions. Sullivan wrote only one grand opera,
Opera_in_English
Opera by Alexander Mackenzie, F. C. Burnand and R. C. Lehmann
only outright failure of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Arthur Sullivan had produced two operas for the Savoy in the early 1890s with librettists other than
His_Majesty_(opera)
Ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London
scavenging from the rubbish bins. The Tower Warders are featured in an 1888 Savoy Opera written by Gilbert and Sullivan. The Yeomen of the Guard is set in the
Yeomen_Warders
Discussion of cultural impacts
punishment fit the crime", and "A policeman's lot is not a happy one". The Savoy operas heavily influenced the course of the development of modern musical theatre
Cultural impact of Gilbert and Sullivan
Cultural_impact_of_Gilbert_and_Sullivan
Spanish solo dance
Gilbert and Sullivan set the dance for the entire company in Act 2 of the Savoy Opera The Gondoliers as the chorus sings Dance a Cachucha. Free Online Dictionary
Cachucha
Voice type between bass and baritone
currency—are occasionally played by a bass-baritone. Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas usually featured a comic bass-baritone character, created to make use
Bass-baritone
Opera composed by André Messager
Mirette is an opéra comique in three acts composed by André Messager, first produced at the Savoy Theatre, London, on 3 July 1894. Mirette exists in two
Mirette_(opera)
list provides a guide to opera composers, as determined by their presence on a majority of compiled lists of significant opera composers. (See the "Lists
List_of_major_opera_composers
Scottish opera singer and actor (1852–1944)
series of Savoy operas, including Nanki-Poo in The Mikado. He remained with the company until 1887. After this, Lely resumed a grand opera and concert
Durward_Lely
practice of the original productions of the Savoy operas by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Sheldon retired from Opera a la Carte in 2014. The company often
Opera_a_la_Carte_(US)
1953 film by Sidney Gilliat
co-wrote fourteen extraordinarily successful comic operas, later referred to as the Savoy Operas, which continue to be popular today. The film, directed
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
The_Story_of_Gilbert_and_Sullivan
Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Cairo Opera House, Cairo Damanhur Opera House, Damanhur Egyptian Royal Opera House, Cairo (burnt in 1971) Port Said Opera House
List_of_opera_houses
Opera genre
original ballad opera can be found in Gilbert's contribution to the Savoy operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and the more pastoral form of ballad opera is satirised
Ballad_opera
English music teacher, composer and musicologist (1865–1956)
the music for the last Savoy opera, Two Merry Monarchs (1910), which had poor notices and a brief run. Morgan wrote no more operas but continued to compose
Orlando_Morgan
countries. German-language opera appeared remarkably quickly after the birth of opera itself in Italy. The first Italian opera was Jacopo Peri's Dafne of
Opera_in_German
English operatic singer and actor
best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. His career with the company began in 1879 and
Fred_Billington
Public university in Scotland
fully staged opera each year. The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG) is an opera and musical theatre company founded by students in 1961
University_of_Edinburgh
Comic opera by Bertram Luard-Selby, Adrian Ross and William Beach
comic opera, styled a "musical duologue", by Bertram Luard-Selby with a libretto by Adrian Ross and William Beach. It was produced at the Savoy Theatre
Weather_or_No
The art form known as opera originated in Italy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, though it drew upon older traditions of medieval and Renaissance
Origins_of_opera
1898 English opera composed by Arthur Sullivan
story. Savoy audiences, accustomed to more comic and satiric pieces, did not find the opera attractive. The cast of The Beauty Stone included Savoy regulars
The_Beauty_Stone
State with a grand duke or duchess as head of state
Ireland. Archduke Duchy Grand principality Herzog The Grand Duke, a Savoy opera "Grand duke | European peerage | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived
Grand_duchy
American playwright (1870–1937)
and classic plays, new plays, and revivals of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas. Ames was born in North Easton, Massachusetts, to Cathrine Hobart and
Winthrop_Ames
Comic Opera by George Grossmith and Arthur Law
evenings in the theatre, and so producer Richard D'Oyly Carte preceded his Savoy operas with curtain raisers such as Uncle Samuel. W. J. MacQueen-Pope commented
Uncle_Samuel
Genre of light opera
Sullivan composing the music, the pair produced 14 comic operas, which were later called Savoy Operas. Most were enormously popular in Britain, the U.S., and
Operetta
German-born French composer (1819–1880)
Offenbach there would have been no Savoy Opera ... no Die Fledermaus or Merry Widow". The two creators of the Savoy operas – the librettist, Gilbert, and
Jacques_Offenbach
Comic opera
Billy is a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Harry Greenbank and music by François Cellier. It was first performed at the Savoy Theatre on 24 September
Captain_Billy
English actress and singer (1875–1928)
operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. From 1896 to 1899 she originated several mostly smaller roles in Savoy operas and then continued to play a
Jessie_Rose
1900 opera by Hamilton Clarke
Reeds. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre from 2 July 1900 to 3 November 1900 as a companion piece to the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Pirates of Penzance
The_Outpost_(opera)
British actress and singer (1871–1905)
was an English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in soprano roles of the Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. She is
Emmie_Owen
1893 comic opera by Arthur Sullivan
far less so than Sullivan's earlier Savoy Operas with W. S. Gilbert, and Sullivan did not write any further operas with Grundy. Haddon Hall is a dramatisation
Haddon_Hall_(opera)
British private bank
immediate effect. Coutts is mentioned in the 1889 Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy opera The Gondoliers in the following lyrics: The Aristocrat who banks with
Coutts
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