The Gondoliers

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The Gondoliers is a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, first performed in 1889, known for its lively score, satirical take on class and monarchy, and enduring popularity in the operetta repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
authorOfLibretto W. S. Gilbert ⓘ
composer Arthur Sullivan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1889-12-07 ⓘ
firstRunTheatre Savoy Theatre ⓘ
followsWork The Yeomen of the Guard ⓘ
linked to: Yeomen of the Guard
genre comic opera ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasCharacter Casilda ⓘ
Don Alhambra del Bolero ⓘ
Gianetta ⓘ
Giuseppe Palmieri ⓘ
Luiz ⓘ
Marco Palmieri ⓘ
Tessa ⓘ
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
The Duke of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
hasTheme critique of aristocracy ⓘ
equality and democracy ⓘ
romantic entanglements ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist W. S. Gilbert ⓘ
musicBy Arthur Sullivan ⓘ
notableFor large ensemble writing ⓘ
lively score ⓘ
prominent chorus ⓘ
satirical treatment of class and monarchy ⓘ
numberOfActs 2 ⓘ
originalCompany D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ⓘ
originalMedium stage ⓘ
partOf Savoy operas ⓘ
standard operetta repertoire ⓘ
periodOfComposition late 1880s ⓘ
precedesWork Utopia, Limited ⓘ
premiereLocation Savoy Theatre, London ⓘ
linked to: Savoy Theatre
premiereYear 1889 ⓘ
producerAtPremiere Richard D'Oyly Carte ⓘ
setInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
settingPlace Venice ⓘ
the fictional kingdom of Barataria ⓘ
structure two-act comic opera ⓘ
subjectMatter class distinctions ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
theatreOfPremiere Savoy Theatre ⓘ
wordsBy W. S. Gilbert ⓘ

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Alfred Drake → notableWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
The Gondoliers → alsoKnownAs → The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Savoy Theatre → hasProductionHistory → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Arthur Sullivan → notableWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Russell Dykstra → notableWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert → notableWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company → notableWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Don Alhambra del Bolero → roleIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Don Alhambra del Bolero → appearsIn → Act I of The Gondoliers ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Don Alhambra del Bolero → appearsIn → Act II of The Gondoliers ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Utopia, Limited → followsWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Barataria → appearsInWork → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Barataria → firstAppearanceIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Marco Palmieri → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Marco Palmieri → appearsIn → The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Marco Palmieri → fictionalUniverse → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Gianetta → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Gianetta → workSetIn → The Gondoliers, or, The King of Barataria ⓘ
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The Duke of Plaza-Toro → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
The Duke of Plaza-Toro → firstAppearance → The Gondoliers ⓘ
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Casilda → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Casilda → appearsIn → The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Casilda → fictionalUniverse → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Luiz → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ
Luiz → appearsInAct → Act I of The Gondoliers ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Luiz → appearsInAct → Act II of The Gondoliers ⓘ
linked to: The Gondoliers
Giuseppe Palmieri → appearsIn → The Gondoliers ⓘ