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The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel, is the final Savoy Opera written by librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, their fourteenth and last opera together. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 March 1896, and ran for 123 performances. Despite a successful opening night, the production had a relatively short run and was the ...
The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel opened on March 7, 1896 at the Savoy Theatre, London. This last G&S opera ran for only 123 performances. This last G&S opera ran for only 123 performances. In the Grand Duke , Gilbert and Sullivan come full circle, back to the theme of their first collaboration: A troupe of actors takes political power.
The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company was founded with the intention to produce all of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, including the lesser known and rarely performed Utopia, Limited and The Grand Duke . The company made its first attempt to produce one of these operettas with its 1988 production of Utopia, Limited.
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The Grand Duke was the fourteenth and final Savoy Opera written by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. In the fictional German grand duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, the miserly, mean-spirited Grand Duke, Rudolph, has made himself deeply unpopular with his people. Members of Ernest Dummkopf's theatrical company are plotting to assassinate Rudolph ...
The Grand Duke musically is the enchanting swan song of a great composer of light opera, and as such, should not be allowed to lapse into oblivion. This handsome appreciation, which has generally escaped notice, is to be found in Let's Do Some Gilbert and Sullivan, a "practical production handbook" which Rickett co-authored in 1940 with Blue ...
Founded in 1901, The Savoy Company is America’s and the world’s oldest continuously performing theater company performing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. The show is fully staged and features a gorgeous, professionally designed set, beautiful hand-sewn costumes, and professional quality actors and singers backed by a professional ...
