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THE OPERAS OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN (Handout # 3) TITLE PREMIERE INITIAL RUN COMMENTS (all in London, except as noted) THESPIS or, The Gods Grown Old 12/26/1871 63 "An En9rely Original Grotesque Opera" Most of the music is lost. TRIAL BY JURY 3/25/75 131 "A Novel and En9rely Original Drama9c Cantata" The only one-act, and with no spoken dialogue. THE SORCERER 11/17/77 178 "An En9rely New and Original Modern Comic Opera" H.M.S. PINAFORE 5/25/78 571 "An En9rely Original Nau9cal Comic Opera" or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor The ﬁrst of the "Big Three." THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 12/30/79 (Paignton) 1 "A New and Original Melo-Drama9c Opera" or, The Slave of Duty 12/31/79 (New York) 100 The second of the "Big Three." 4/3/80 (London) 363 PATIENCE 4/23/81 578 "An En9rely New and Original Aesthe9c Opera" or, Bunthorne's Bride First work to appear at the new Savoy Theatre, transferring there about six months a]er its premiere elsewhere. The character of Bunthorne is a thinly-disguised poke at Oscar Wilde and other contemporary "aesthe9cs." (1) IOLANTHE 11/25/82 398 "An En9rely Original Fairy Opera" or, The Peer and the Peri "Peri" is a fairy or elf in Persian mythology. PRINCESS IDA 1/5/84 246 "A Respec`ul Opera9c Per-Version of Tennyson's Princess" or, Castle Adamant The only work in three acts; all others, except Trial by Jury, are in two. THE MIKADO 3/14/85 672 "An En9rely New and Original Japanese Opera" or, The Town of Ti9pu The third of the "Big Three." RUDDIGORE 1/22/87 288 "An En9rely Original Supernatural Opera" or, The Witch's Curse! Originally en9tled "Ruddygore." THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD 10/3/88 423 "A New and Original Opera" or, The Merryman and His Maid The most "opera9c" of the works. THE GONDOLIERS 12/7/89 554 "An En9rely Original Comic Opera" or, The King of Barataria The last undisputed success. UTOPIA, LIMITED 10/7/93 245 "An Original Comic Opera" or, The Flowers of Progress Originally en9tled "Utopia (Limited)." THE GRAND DUKE 3/7/96 123 "A New and Original Comic Opera" or, the Statutory Duel (2) .

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