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Oh joy! Oh rapture! : the enduring phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan / Ian Bradley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, Ian C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
- Sullivan, Arthur.
- Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911.
- Gilbert, W. S.
- Opera--Great Britain--20th century.
- Opera.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 220 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- [New ed.].
- Other Title:
- Oh joy! Oh rapture!
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Taking as his starting point the expiry of copyright on the opera libretti at the end of 1961 and using fascinating hitherto unpublished archive material, Bradley reveals the extraordinary story of the last years of the old D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the guardian of Savoy tradition for over a hundred years, and the troubled history of its successor.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 2005.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029044-7
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