Gilbert and Sullivan

The Players and the Plays

Kurt Gänzl (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

298 Seiten

2021
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-8545-4 (ISBN)

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Highlights the original cast members—both the well-known and the (until now) wholly unknown—who staged the duo's comic operas in Britain and in America.

In this, the first book to focus on the original cast members of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, world-renowned musical theater expert Kurt Gänzl provides a concise history of the writing and production of each opera, vividly colored by the often little-known life stories of these early performers. Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, Gilbert and Sullivan: The Players and the Plays delves into the professional and personal lives of the British and American actors and singers who created the celebrated "famous fourteen" Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

Kurt Gänzl, an award-winning authority on musical theater, is a former opera singer, theatrical agent, casting director, and theater and opera critic. He is the author of numerous books, including Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, The British Musical Theatre, Victorian Vocalists, and Gänzl's Book of the Broadway Musical.

List of Illustrations
Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Thespis

2. Trial by Jury

3. The Sorcerer

4. HMS Pinafore

5. The Pirates of Penzance

6. Patience

7. Iolanthe

8. Princess Ida

9. The Mikado

10. Ruddigore

11. The Yeomen of the Guard

12. The Gondoliers

13. Utopia (Limited)

14. The Grand Duke

Appendix: Recommended Reading

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	16.09.2021
Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 76
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4384-8545-X / 143848545X
ISBN-13	978-1-4384-8545-4 / 9781438485454
Zustand	Neuware