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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.

Gilbert and Sullivan

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      Publisher: State University of New York Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781438485454, 978-1438485454
      ISBN10: 143848545X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.

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