The Pocket Guide to Gilbert and Sullivan

• Author(s): Diane Canwell, Jonathan Sutherland,
• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 1844687147
  ISBN_13: 9781844687145
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Music / History & Criticism , Performing Arts / Theater / General , Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism ,

Description:... Librettist William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan teamed up to make some of the most memorable operettas of all time which still sell out to todays audience at opera houses and theaters around the world and at the cinema. This detailed book explores the themes around each operetta, setting them in the context of the day. It celebrates their biggest stars and what made the characters so memorable and recognizable.