W.S. Gilbert (18 Nov 1836 - 29 May 1911)

Male Person - England librettist

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Releases (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Songs and Overtures 1998

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Gilbert & Sullivan

Credited as (78)

  1. Gilbert & Sullivan
  2. Gilbert & Sullivan; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Orchestra
  3. Gilbert & Sullivan; Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
  4. Gilbert & Sullivan; The Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
  5. Sir William Gilbert
  6. Sir William Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan
  7. Gilbert, Sullivan; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
  8. Gilbert and Sullivan
  9. Gilbert & Sullivan; Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Charles Groves
  10. Gilbert & Sullivan; Richard Egarr
  11. Arlen, Ellington, Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, Lloyd Webber, Romberg, Sondheim; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Luther Henderson, Paul Gemignani
  12. Gilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
  13. Gilbert & Sullivan; Thomas Edmonds, Dennis Olsen, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, James Christiansen
  14. Gilbert & Sullivan; D’Oyly Carte, Sadler’s Wells
  15. Gilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent / The Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
  16. Gilbert & Sullivan; William Conrad, Clive Revill, Anne Collins, John Harger Stewart, Stafford Dean, Kate Flowers
  17. Gilbert & Sullivan; London Radio Orchestra, Frank James
  18. Gilbert & Sullivan; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
  19. Sir William Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan
  20. Gilbert & Sullivan; Soloists, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
  21. Gilbert and Sullivan; Sadler’s Wells Orchestra & Chorus, Alexander Faris
  22. Gilbert and Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  23. Gilbert & Sullivan; Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras
  24. Gilbert and Sullivan; Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
  25. Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir William Gilbert
  26. Gilbert, Sullivan; Ohio Light Opera Orchestra, Michael Borowitz
  27. Gilbert & Sullivan; Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris, The Linden Singers
  28. Sir Arthur Sullivan & Sir William Gilbert
  29. Sir William Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan; BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers, Philip Langridge & Sir Charles Mackerras
  30. Gilbert & Sullivan; Vincent Price, Keith Michell, Sandra Dugdale, John Treleaven, Ann Howard, Donald Adams, Johanna Peters, Paul Hudson
  31. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Vincent Price, Keith Michell, Sandra Dugdale, John Treleaven, Ann Howard, Donald Adams, Johanna Peters, Paul Hudson
  32. Gilbert & Sullivan; Frank Gorshin, Nan Christie, Laurence Dale, Anne Collins, Bernard Dickerson, Claire Powell, Richard Jackson
  33. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Frank Gorshin, Nan Christie, Laurence Dale, Anne Collins, Bernard Dickerson, Claire Powell, Richard Jackson
  34. Gilbert & Sullivan; Keith Michell, Eric Shilling, Tom McDonnell, Francis Egerton, Anne Collins
  35. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Keith Michell, Eric Shilling, Tom McDonnell, Francis Egerton, Anne Collins
  36. F.C. Burnand, Gilbert & Sullivan; Russell Smythe, John Fryatt, Thomas Lawlor, Frankie Howerd, Kate Flowers, Ryland Davies, Tom McDonnell, Eleanor McCready
  37. Gilbert & Sullivan, Burnand & Sullivan; Frankie Howerd, Kate Flowers, Ryland Davies, Tom McDonnell, Eleanor McCreadie, Russell Smythe, John Fryatt, Thomas Lawlor
  38. Gilbert & Sullivan; Derek Hammond-Stroud, John Fryatt, Sandra Dugdale, Terry Jenkins, Anne Collins, Roderick Kennedy, Donald Adams
  39. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Derek Hammond-Stroud, John Fryatt, Sandra Dugdale, Terry Jenkins, Anne Collins, Roderick Kennedy, Donald Adams
  40. Gilbert & Sullivan; Derek Hammond-Stroud, Richard van Allen, Alexander Oliver, Thomas Hemsley, Kate Flowers, Beverley Mills, Anne Collins
  41. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Derek Hammond-Stroud, Richard van Allen, Alexander Oliver, Thomas Hemsley, Kate Flowers, Beverley Mills, Anne Collins
  42. Gilbert & Sullivan; Clive Revill, David Kernan, Alexander Oliver, Nan Christie, Donald Adams, Nuala Willis
  43. Gilbert & Sullivan; Joel Grey, Elizabeth Gale, Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, David Hillman, Elizabeth Bainbridge
  44. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Joel Grey, Elizabeth Gale, Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, David Hillman, Elizabeth Bainbridge
  45. Gilbert and Sullivan; New Sadler’s Wells Opera
  46. Gilbert & Sullivan; Peter Marshall, Frankie Howerd, Meryl Drower, Della Jones, Michael Bulman, Alan Watt
  47. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Peter Marshall, Frankie Howerd, Meryl Drower, Della Jones, Michael Bulman, Alan Watt
  48. Gilbert & Sullivan; Peter Allen, Keith Michell, Alexander Oliver, Gillian Knight, Janis Kelly, Paul Hudson
  49. W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Peter Allen, Keith Michell, Alexander Oliver, Gillian Knight, Janis Kelly, Paul Hudson
  50. Gilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey
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Works (646)

Lyrics

  1. The Sorcerer: Act I. Finale “Now to the Banquet We Press…” (Ensemble)
  2. The Sorcerer: Act II. “’Tis twelve, I think” (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, Chorus)
  3. The Sorcerer: Act II. “Dear friends, take pity on my lot” (Constance, Notary, Aline, Alexis, Chorus)
  4. The Sorcerer: Act II. “Thou hast the pow’r thy vaunted love to sanctify… It is not love” (Alexis)
  5. The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “As in a Month You’ve Go to Die” (Pooh-Bah)
  6. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 22. “Stay, Fred’ric stay!…” (Mabel, Frederic, Ensemble)
  7. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True?” (Sergeant Meryll, Chorus)
  8. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 22. “Stay, Fred’ric stay!” (Mabel, Frederic)
  9. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Forbear, My Friends, and Spare Me This Ovation” (Fairfax as Leonard, 1st & 2nd Yeomen, Phœbe, Wilfred, Chorus)
  10. The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Your Revels Cease!” (Katisha, Chorus)
  11. The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Oh Fool, That Fleest” (Katisha, Chorus)
  12. The Mikado: Act II, no. 21 “Hearts Do Not Break” (Katisha)
  13. The Grand Duke: Act I. 7. “Strange the Views Some People Hold” (Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, Ludwig)
  14. Papa Mama Loca Pipa
  15. Paris Galop
  16. Alone
  17. End Titles
  18. The Fitting
  19. Resolutions
  20. H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 13 “Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing” (Captain)
  21. We Sail the Ocean Blue… I’m Called Little Buttercup (H.M.S. Pinafore)
  22. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Ring forth ye bells” (Chorus)
  23. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Constance, my daughter” (Mrs. Partlet, Constance)
  24. The Sorcerer: Act I. “When he is here, I sigh with pleasure” (Constance)
  25. The Sorcerer: Act I. “The air is cherged with amatory numbers” (Dr. Daly)
  26. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Time was, when love and I were acquainted” (Dr. Daly)
  27. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Sir marmaduke” (Sir Marmaduke, Dr. Daly, Alexis)
  28. The Sorcerer: Act I. “With heart and with voice” (Chorus of Women)
  29. The Sorcerer: Act I. “My kindly friends… Oh, happy young heart” (Aline)
  30. The Sorcerer: Act I. “My child, I join in the these congratulations” (Lady Sangazure)
  31. The Sorcerer: Act I. “With heart and with voice” (Chorus of Men)
  32. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Welcome joy! Adieu to sadness!” (Lady Sangazure, Sir Marmaduke)
  33. The Sorcerer: Act I. “All is prepar’d for sealing and for signing” (Aline, Alexis, Lawyer, Chorus)
  34. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Love feeds on many kinds of food” (Alexis)
  35. The Sorcerer: Act I. “My name is John Wellington Wells” (Mr. Wells)
  36. The Sorcerer: Act I. “Sprites of earth and air” (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, Chorus)
  37. The Gondoliers, Act I Finale: “Kind Sir, You Cannot Have the Heart…” (Ensemble)
  38. The Gondoliers, Act I Finale: “Do Not Give Way to This Uncalled-For Grief” (Don Alhambra, Marco, Giuseppe, Gianetta, Tessa)
  39. The Pirates of Penzance: Act I Finale, no. 14 “I’m Telling a Terrible Story” (General, Ensemble)
  40. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act II, no. 13 “Warders Are Ye?” (Dame Carruthers, Yeomen, Ensemble)
  41. The Grand Duke: Act II. 29. “Happy Couples, Lightly Treading” (Ensemble)
  42. The Grand Duke: Act II. 13. “As Before You We Defile” (Chorus)
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Libretto

  1. Thespis (1871)
  2. The Sorcerer: Act II. “Happy Are We in Our Loving Frivolity” (Chorus) (1877)
  3. The Pirates of Penzance (1879)
  4. Patience (1881)
  5. Utopia, Limited (1893)
  6. The Grand Duke (1896)
  7. I’ve got a little list
  8. Princess Ida
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Events (2)

Tribute Events

  1. Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Massey Hall
  2. Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Massey Hall

Links (14)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12214615n
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80045872
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80045872
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1233962
  5. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=5905
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w68s4p2x
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118717448
  8. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102767
  9. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1331553A

IMSLP

  1. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Gilbert,_William_Schwenck

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/774968

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318275/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/22191447

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348513