Sir Arthur (Seymour) Sullivan

English composer and conductor; born Lambeth, London 13 May, 1842; died London 22 November, 1900.

Stage Works:

  1. L'ile enchantée, ballet Covent Garden Theatre, 14 May 1864

  2. Cox and Box, or The Long-lost Brothers; 1 act; libretto by F. C. Burnand after J. M. Morton Box and Cox: Adelphi Theatre, 13 May 1867

  3. The Contrabandista, or The Law of the Ladrones; 2 acts; libretto by F.C. Burnand; St George's Hall, 18 December, 1867 rev. 1894 as The Chieftain

  4. The Merchant of Venice; incidental music Shakespeare; Prince's Theatre, Manchester, 19 September 1871

  5. Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Gaiety Theatre, London, 26 December, 1871

  6. The Merry Wives of Windsor, incidental music Shakespeare; Gaiety Theatre, 19 December, 1874

  7. Trial by Jury; 1 act; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Royalty Theatre, London; 25 March (1875)

  8. The Zoo; 1 Act, B. Rowe [pseud. of B. C. Stephenson]; St James's Theatre, London; 5 June, 1875

  9. Henry VIII, incidental music; Shakespeare; Theatre Royal, Manchester; 29 August, 1877

  10. H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass Who Loved a Sailor; Opéra Comique, London - 25 May, 1878 (571 perfs)

  11. The Sorcerer; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Opera Comique, London; 17 Nov 1877; rev. version, Savoy Theatre, London; 11 October, 1884

  12. The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Paignton, Royal Bijou Theatre, 30 December, 1879, New York, Fifth Avenue Theatre, 31 December, 1879

  13. Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Opera Comique, London; 23 April, 1881

  14. Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 25 November, 1882

  15. Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant; 3 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; after Tennyson's The Princess; Savoy Theatre, London; 5 January, 1884

  16. The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 14 March, 1885

  17. Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 22 January, 1887

  18. The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 3 October, 1888

  19. Macbeth, incidental music; Shakespeare; Lyceum Theatre, 29 December, 1888

  20. The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 7 December, 1889

  21. Ivanhoe, romantic opera; 3 acts; libretto by J. Sturgis, after Scott; Royal English Opera House; 31 January, 1891; rev. version, Liverpool, Court Theatre; 14 February, 1895

  22. The Foresters; incidental music; Tennyson; Daly's Theatre, London, 17 March, 1892: Daly's Theatre, New York, 17 March 1892

  23. Haddon Hall 2 acts; libretto by Sydney Grundy Savoy Theatre, London; 24 September, 1892

  24. Utopia Limited, or The Flowers of Progress; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 7 October, 1893

  25. The Chieftain 2 acts; Burnand Savoy Theatre, London; 12 December, 1894 rev. from The Contrabandista, 1867

  26. King Arthur; incidental music; play by J. Comyns Carr; Lyceum Theatre, 12 January, 1895

  27. The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel; 2 acts; libretto by W.S. Gilbert; Savoy Theatre, London; 7 March, 1896

  28. Victoria and Merrie England, ballet; choreographed by C. Coppi; Alhambra Theatre, London; 25 May, 1897

  29. The Beauty Stone; 2 acts; libretto by A. W. Pinero and J. Comyns Carr; Savoy Theatre, London; 28 May 1898

  30. The Rose of Persia, or The Story-teller and the Slave; 2 acts; libretto by B. Hood; Savoy Theatre, London; 29 November, 1899

  31. The Emerald Isle, or The Caves of Carig-Cleena; completed by Edward German; 2 acts; libretto by Basil; Hood Savoy Theatre, London; 27 April, 1901