Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)
- Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)
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born Nov. 18, 1836, London, Eng.
died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex
British librettist.
His early ambition was for a legal career, but in 1861 he began to publish comic ballads, illustrated by himself and signed "Bab." In 1870 he met
Arthur Sullivan, and they soon produced the light opera
Thespis (1871), which was followed by
Trial by Jury (1875) and four productions staged by Richard D'Oyly Carte:
The Sorcerer (1877),
H.M.S. Pinafore (1878),
The Pirates of Penzance (1879), and
Patience (1881). Carte built the Savoy Theatre in 1881 for productions of the partners' work, which became known as the "Savoy Operas"; these later operettas included
Iolanthe (1882),
Princess Ida (1884),
The Mikado (1885),
Ruddigore (1887),
The Yeomen of the Guard (1888), and
The Gondoliers (1889). Mounting tensions between Gilbert and Sullivan led to a break, but they reunited in 1893 to produce
Utopia Limited and later
The Grand Duke (1896). Gilbert died of a heart attack brought on while rescuing a woman from drowning. His lyrics include some of the finest comic verse ever written in English.
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sir — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Tratamiento honorífico empleado por los británicos. * * * sir (ingl.; pronunc. [ser]) m. *Tratamiento de respeto usado en Inglaterra delante de un nombre de hombre o para dirigirse a la persona de que se… … Enciclopedia Universal
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