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I couldn't believe it when I saw this, and just had to download it. This contains all the words to the pair's fourteen operettas, these are:-
The Gondoliers
The Grand Duke
HMS Pinafore
Iolanthe
The Mikado
The Pirates of Penzance
Princess Ida
Ruddigore
The Sorcerer
Thespis
Trial By Jury
Utopia Limited
The Yeomen of The Guard
Patience
Although the words are all here, and stage directions, these is no musical score, and if you want that as well you will probably find it somewhere on this site. Although the songs are correctly formatted, the actual speaking parts aren't so well done, and they are also set out like the lyrics, however this isn't much of a hardship, seeing as this doesn't cost anything. Although there is no active table of contents in the 'Go To' menu, if you click on the cover option then you will find one.
The viewing public are a fickle lot, but I think we can safely say that these have endured admirably, although of course some are much better than others. I think everyone has their own personal favourite, mine is 'The Yeomen of The Guard', and due to their popularity I don't think they need an opening introduction. If you ever get a chance to see any of these performed on stage, then go for it. I have been fortunate to see two performed so far, and I want to see them all - hopefully.
The Gondoliers
The Grand Duke
HMS Pinafore
Iolanthe
The Mikado
The Pirates of Penzance
Princess Ida
Ruddigore
The Sorcerer
Thespis
Trial By Jury
Utopia Limited
The Yeomen of The Guard
Patience
Although the words are all here, and stage directions, these is no musical score, and if you want that as well you will probably find it somewhere on this site. Although the songs are correctly formatted, the actual speaking parts aren't so well done, and they are also set out like the lyrics, however this isn't much of a hardship, seeing as this doesn't cost anything. Although there is no active table of contents in the 'Go To' menu, if you click on the cover option then you will find one.
The viewing public are a fickle lot, but I think we can safely say that these have endured admirably, although of course some are much better than others. I think everyone has their own personal favourite, mine is 'The Yeomen of The Guard', and due to their popularity I don't think they need an opening introduction. If you ever get a chance to see any of these performed on stage, then go for it. I have been fortunate to see two performed so far, and I want to see them all - hopefully.
i have the collected librettos in 2nd hand book form and am delighted with the Kindle edition. Formatting OK (not perfect, but it is free!) and the table of contents links to the individual operettas.
Gilbert was a genius, and I'm off to see Iolathne next week!
Gilbert was a genius, and I'm off to see Iolathne next week!
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The 14 Gilbert and Sullivan Plays - kindle version
13 May 2011
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The complete lyrics and dialogue for 14 Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas.
Written during the last half of the nineteenth century, these operettas are funny, entertaining and can easily be adapted to make fun of any current political event (and quite often are). Too grand to be called Musical Theatre and too English to be called Opera, these operettas include such favourites as The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, H.M.S. Pinafore and all the rest.
This is the perfect book for Gilbert and Sullivan fans, professional and amateur theatre troops alike.
In the Kindle version of this book, the text appears complete, with no errors or omissions. The interactive contents list makes finding the correct play easy, but there is no way to navigate between acts using the 5way controller. There are no pictures in the Kindle version, however, I do not know if there were any in the original.
There is limited citation as to which book this was transcribed from. Amazon's title for this work (at time of writing this review) is 'The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan' however, the book claims to be 'The 14 Gilbert and Sullivan Plays'. A small discrepancy, I know, but I just thought I'd point it out just in case it proves useful to someone.
Written during the last half of the nineteenth century, these operettas are funny, entertaining and can easily be adapted to make fun of any current political event (and quite often are). Too grand to be called Musical Theatre and too English to be called Opera, these operettas include such favourites as The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, H.M.S. Pinafore and all the rest.
This is the perfect book for Gilbert and Sullivan fans, professional and amateur theatre troops alike.
In the Kindle version of this book, the text appears complete, with no errors or omissions. The interactive contents list makes finding the correct play easy, but there is no way to navigate between acts using the 5way controller. There are no pictures in the Kindle version, however, I do not know if there were any in the original.
There is limited citation as to which book this was transcribed from. Amazon's title for this work (at time of writing this review) is 'The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan' however, the book claims to be 'The 14 Gilbert and Sullivan Plays'. A small discrepancy, I know, but I just thought I'd point it out just in case it proves useful to someone.
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