Gilbert and Sullivan Operas
It is dangerous to define nationalism in music, but no music is more typically English in character than the well-loved operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. These two men did as much as Dickens to catch the English spirit. But the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan can be enjoyed by all peoples, and indeed, the delightful lyrics of the librettist and the lilting tunes of the composer have been heard in nearly every part of the world. The National Broadcasting Service is now presenting a_ series of special presentations of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Listeners to 3YA Christchurch at 8 p.m. on Friday, December 8, will hear "The Gondoliers." This presentation commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of their first production of this opera at the Savoy Theatre, London, on December 7, 1889. ’
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 23, 1 December 1939, Page 18
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135Gilbert and Sullivan Operas New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 23, 1 December 1939, Page 18
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