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Operettas Collection

Background imageOperettas Collection: The Yeoman of the Guard by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

The Yeoman of the Guard by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Promotional postcard for The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert; music Arthur Sullivan. First produced Savoy Theatre, 3rd October 1888

Background imageOperettas Collection: Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte Souvenir

Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte Souvenir
D Oyly Cartes Season of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Souvenir Programme, Princes Theatre, London, 29 September 1919 - 31 January 1920, showing a large cast of characters from the operettas. 1919-1920

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sullivan / Vanity Fair

Sullivan / Vanity Fair
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Background imageOperettas Collection: La Poupee by Arthur Sturgess

La Poupee by Arthur Sturgess
Promotional postcard for La Poupee, a comic operetta by Arthur Sturgess from the French of Maurice Ordonneau (Theatre de la Gaiete, Paris, 21st October 1896); music Edmond Audran

Background imageOperettas Collection: R D oyly Carte / Van Fair

R D oyly Carte / Van Fair
RICHARD D OYLY CARTE English impresario, producer of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Lehar, Franz (1870-1948)

Lehar, Franz (1870-1948). Austrian composer, mainly known for his operettas. The Merry Widow. Poster (1907). Painting

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sullivan / Sambourne

Sullivan / Sambourne
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Background imageOperettas Collection: The Merry Widow by Edward Morton

The Merry Widow by Edward Morton
Promotional postcard for The Merry Widow by Edward Morton from the German of Victor Leon and Leo Stein (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, , 30th December 1905); music Franz Lehar

Background imageOperettas Collection: Hortense Schneider / Waler

Hortense Schneider / Waler
HORTENSE SCHNEIDER French soprano singer who appeared in many of Offenbachs operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Racial Type / Lady Tatters

Racial Type / Lady Tatters
LADY TATTERS We know nothing about this romantic light opera except for this splendid Hassall poster : looks as though it might be like My fair lady. Date: 1907

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sullivan / Millais

Sullivan / Millais
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Ruth Vincent, singer in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Ruth Vincent, singer in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas
Ruth Vincent, English opera singer and actress who performed in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Date: circa 1900

Background imageOperettas Collection: Memorial to Austrian Songwriter and Conductor Robert Stolz

Memorial to Austrian Songwriter and Conductor Robert Stolz (1880-1975) next to the Johann Strauss Monument in the City Park (Stadtpark) in Vienna (Wien), Austria

Background imageOperettas Collection: Pauline Viardot-Garcia

Pauline Viardot-Garcia
A singer and composer whose musical and dramatic gifts were greatly acclaimed. As well as her singing career, she founf time to compose four operettas and much vocal music

Background imageOperettas Collection: Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer

Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer
Caricature of George Grossmith, English comedian, actor, singer, composer and writer, well known for his appearances in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan

Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan
Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, English composer of operettas with the librettist Ws Gilbert, as well as other works. One of the Parents of the Pirates (referring to the Pirates of Penzance)

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sullivan - Photo

Sullivan - Photo
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900) Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sir Alan Patrick Herbert

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert
SIR ALAN PATRICK HERBERT English journalist and writer. Author of theatrical reviews, musicals and operettas. Date: 1890 - 1971

Background imageOperettas Collection: Kitty Grey adapted by J Smyth Pigott

Kitty Grey adapted by J Smyth Pigott
Kitty Grey adapted by J. Smyth Pigott from Les Fetards by Antony Mars and Maurice Hennequin (1897); music Lionel Monckton et. al. First produced at the Apollo Theatre, 7th September 1901

Background imageOperettas Collection: Indiana by H B Farnie

Indiana by H B Farnie
Promotional flyer for Indiana by H. B. Farnie; music Edmond Audran. First produced at the Avenue Theatre, London 11th October 1886

Background imageOperettas Collection: H Ms Pinafore by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

H Ms Pinafore by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Promotional postcard for H. M. S. Pinafore by W. S. Gilbert; music Arthur Sullivan.First produced at the Opera Comique Theatre, 25th May 1878. For the Windsor Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sir Henry Alfred Lytton, English actor and singer

Sir Henry Alfred Lytton, English actor and singer
Sir Henry Alfred Lytton (1865-1936), English actor and singer famous for his roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas at the Savoy Theatre. Date: early 20th century

Background imageOperettas Collection: Offenbach Photo

Offenbach Photo
JACQUES OFFENBACH French composer of operettas which sometimes (Contes d Hoffman) aspired to Opera, photographed in 1878. Date: 1819 - 1880

Background imageOperettas Collection: Emmerich Kalman - Hungarian composer

Emmerich Kalman - Hungarian composer
Emmerich Kalman (1882-1953), Hungarian composer of humorous cabaret songs before moving on to composing operettas. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOperettas Collection: Florimond Herve Photo

Florimond Herve Photo
FLORIMOND HERVE French composer of Mam zelle Nitouche and other operettas, who died from an exploding champagne bottle : photo 1870. Date: 1825 - 1892

Background imageOperettas Collection: Poster for The Chieftain

Poster for The Chieftain
Poster by Dudley Hardy, for The Chieftain at the Savoy Theatre, an operetta by F.C. Burnand and Arthur Sullivan

Background imageOperettas Collection: Sullivan / Cig Card

Sullivan / Cig Card
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Background imageOperettas Collection: Hortense Schneider / Figar

Hortense Schneider / Figar
HORTENSE SCHNEIDER French soprano singer who appeared in many of Offenbachs operettas


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