Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Sullivan is a British composer born May 13, 1842 in London (United Kingdom), died November 22, 1900 in London (United Kingdom).
He is the author of a number of operettas, in collaboration with librettist William S. Gilbert. These are minor works by the most famous of its production, but Sullivan also composed serious music.
He wrote 23 operas, 13 orchestral works, eight oratorios and choral works, two ballets and incidental music, religious pieces, melodies, works for piano, chamber music, etc.. He was also a freemason.
Operettas and comic operas on librettos by Gilbert
* 1871: Thespis
* 1875: Trial by Jury
* 1877: The Sorcerer
* 1878: H.M.S. Pinafore
* 1880: The Pirates of Penzance
* 1881: Patience
* 1882: Iolanthe
* 1884: Princess Ida
* 1885: The Mikado
* 1887: Ruddigore
* 1888: Yeomen of the Guard
* 1889: The Gondoliers
* 1893: Utopia Limited
* 1896: The Grand Duke
Other minor works
* 1866: Cox and Box (libretto: F. C. Burnand)
* 1867: The Contrabandista (libretto by FC Burnand)
* 1892: Haddon Hall (libretto: Grundy)
* 1894: The Chieftain, The revised Contrabandista
* 1899: The Rose of Persia (libretto by Basil Hood)
Operas
* 1863-4: The Sapphire Necklace (libretto: Henry F. Chorley, unfinished)
* 1891: Ivanhoe (libretto by Julian Sturgis)
Ballet
* 1864: The Enchanted Isle
* 1897: Victoria and Merrie England
Cantatas, oratorios, sacred music drama
* 1869: The Prodigal Son
* 1871: On Shore and Sea
* 1873: The Light of the World
* 1880: The Martyr of Antioch
* 1886: The Golden Legend
Orchestral Works
* 1866: Symphony
* 1866: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
* 5 openings
* 2 steps composed for official ceremonies
Read also Paul McCartney
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