Gilbert and Sullivan

Playwright/lyricist William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) defined operetta or comic operas in Victorian England with a series of their internationally successful and timeless works known as the Savoy Operas.

Sources

• Leslie Bailey, The Gilbert and Sullivan Book, 3rd ed, London. 1953.
• John Lane, The Life of Jessie Bond, London, 1927.
• Arthur Lawrence, Sir Arthur Sullivan, London, 1899.
• Deems Taylor (preface), Plays and Poems of W. S. Gilbert, New York, 1932.