Who are Gilbert and Sullivan?

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911) was an English librettist and playwright who also directed his own games. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900) was an English composer and conductor. Together they are known as Gilbert and Sullivan and are responsible for the group of operettas that have been very successful during their lives and are still popular today. Their first cooperation was Thespis, which was presented in the 1871 Christmas season. It was commissioned and produced by Richard d'Oyly Carte, which continued production of 12 Operettes Gilbert and Sullivan, and brought the overall works of Gilbert and Sullivan to fourteen.
court by jury - 1875
magician - 1877
HMS Pinafore or Lass that loved the sailor - 1878
pirates of pension or slave - 1879
Patience or Buntthorne's Bride - 1881
iolanthe or Peer and Peri - 1882
princess ida or Adamant Castle - 1884
Mikado or the city of titip - 1885
Ruddigore or witch curse - 1887
yeoman guards or Merryman and his maid - 1888
gondoliers or king of Barataria - 1889
Utopia (Limited) or progress flowers - 1893
Grand Duke or Duel Statutors - 1896

operas from 1875 to 1889 are the closest identification with pairing Gilbert and Sullivan. They satirize culture, education, melodrama genre and human nature in general.

The relationship between partners was not always easy. Gilbert and Sullivan argued and Gilbert and Carta argued, and Gilbert ended with Carte defending after Gondoliers were organized. Three invented, led to the last two joint efforts in cooperation with Gilbert and Sullivan.

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