Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas

"They sing choruses in public! That's mad enough, I think."

--Ruddygore

William Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan created 14 operettas during the course of their partnership. 13 of their operettas are still performed today. Here is the canon, in the order they were written:

• Trial by Jury
• The Sorcerer
• H.M.S Pinafore
• The Pirates of Penzance
• Patience
• Iolanthe
• Princess Ida
• The Mikado
• Ruddygore
• The Yeomen of the Guard
• The Gondoliers
• Utopia Limited
• The Grand Duke

So who were these guys anyway? Bios on Gilbert and Sullivan.

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