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 University Press 2005

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as his starting point the expiry of copyright on the opera libretti at the end of 1961 and using fascinating hitherto unpublished archive material, Bradley reveals the extraordinary story of the last years of the old D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the guardian of Savoy tradition for over a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.

Contents:

Apologia and Acknowledgements One: Something Lingering: The Enduring Influence of Gilbert and Sullivan through the Twentieth Century Two: A Thing of Shreds and Patches: The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1961- Three: Unfriended, Unprotected, and Alone: The New D'Oyly Carte, 1988-2003 Four: Virtue Is Triumphant Only in Theatrical Performances: Professional Productions of Gilbert and Sullivan, 1961-2004 Five: Masculine Insects with the Morals of a Methodist: Gilbert and Sullivan Fans Six: Amateur Tenors Sing Choruses in Public: The World of Amateur Performance Seven: In This College, Useful Knowledge: G & S in Schools and Universities Eight: Things Are Seldom What They Seem: Parodies, Spoofs, and Spin-offs Nine: Maintaining with No Little Heat Their Various Opinions: G & S Scholarship, Partisanship, and Appreciation Ten: Peep with Security into Futurity: Buxton It Is!

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-029044-7