The Savoy Operas are a series of operettas written by Gilbert and Sullivan. Strictly speaking, the term refers only to those whose first run or part thereof occurred at the Savoy Theatre in London (those from Patience onwards); in practice, the term is used more generally to refer to all the operas written by this collaboration and produced by Richard D'Oyly Carte.
IolantheIolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri is a comic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta in two acts. The music is by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan and the libretto by Sir William S. It was first produced in London, November 1882. By the time Iolanthe was produced, there was, or The Peer and the Peri ( 1882Events February 2 The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 7 In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes place. March 2 Robert Maclean fails to assassinate Queen Victoria at Windsor Mar)
Princess IdaPrincess Ida or, Castle Adamant is the eighth operetta written by Gilbert & Sullivan opened at the Savoy Theatre on January 5, 1884. It enjoyed a run of 246 performances. Princess Ida is based on Tennyson's The Princess''. It is the only operetta that W., or Castle Adamant ( 18841884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). Events January 4 The Fabian Society is founded in London. February 1 Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. March 13 The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on Janu)
The MikadoThe Mikado or "The Town of Titipu", is a comic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta in two acts. The music is by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan and the libretto by William S. It was first produced in March 1885 in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 perfor, or The Town of Titipu ( 18851885 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for calendar) Events January January 4 The first successful appendectomy is performed (Dr. William Grant; patient was Mary Gartside). January 20 L. Thompson patents the roller coaster. January 26 T)
RuddigoreRuddigore is a comic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta in two acts, with music by composer Arthur S. Sullivan and libretto by William S. First performance at the Savoy Theatre, London, in 1887. As with most Gilbert and Sullivan productions, this show is not a, or The Witch's Curse ( 18871887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Events January 20 The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 26 Battle of Dogali: A)
