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Book Synopsis The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan by : Keith Dockray
Download or read book The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan written by Keith Dockray and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No musical partnership has enjoyed greater success during its time span than that of Gilbert and Sullivan in the later 19th century. No fewer than a dozen Savoy operas are still regularly performed. The operas present audiences with splendidly rich and satirical evocations of Victorian England and its society: the prime subject matter of this book!
Book Synopsis The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431–1519 by : Christopher Hibbert
Download or read book The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431–1519 written by Christopher Hibbert and published by HMH. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorful history of a powerful family brings the world they lived in—the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance—to life. The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power and fame—Lucrezia Borgia, his daughter, whose husband was famously murdered by her brother, and that brother, Cesare, who inspired Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince. Notorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder, the dynasty’s dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. From the author of The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici and other acclaimed works, The Borgias and Their Enemies is “a fascinating read” (Library Journal).
Book Synopsis Topsy Turvy Tales by : Peter Haining
Download or read book Topsy Turvy Tales written by Peter Haining and published by . This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world knows W.S. Gilbert as half of the enduringly popular duo of Gilbert and Sullivan whose comic operas with their ingenious plots and witty songs have delighted audiences. But long before this great partnership began, Gilbert was already writing inventive, humorous, romantic, and occasionally even grim short stories which have been restored to print in this first-ever collection.
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan by : David Eden
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan written by David Eden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international team of contributors, including film director Mike Leigh, presents fresh insights into the work of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Book Synopsis The Fabulous Feud of Gilbert & Sullivan by : Jonah Winter
Download or read book The Fabulous Feud of Gilbert & Sullivan written by Jonah Winter and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Topsy-Turvydom, a magicalkingdom (well, more like an opera stage)full of pirates, policemen, fairies, and fakemustaches! Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivanhave ruled this kingdom together in peace,but one day, Mr. Sullivan decides he'shad enough. Every opera they write is thesame silly old story, and he's ready forsomething different. Something serious!Mr. Gilbert is stunned. He's lost hisbusiness partner and his best friend, andhe needs a brilliant idea in order to gethim back. When Mr. Gilbert comes acrossa Japanese street fair, inspiration strikes,and The Mikado is born! Gilbert andSullivan reunite for their greatest workyet, showing that good things can comefrom an argument between friends.
Book Synopsis The World of Topsy-Turvy by : Marc Fiddian
Download or read book The World of Topsy-Turvy written by Marc Fiddian and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People, events and anecdotes that made the partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan admired across the world are just part of this galaxy of trivia concerning the lyricist and the composer. For example, Gilbert reputedly had the tennis courts at his house at Uxbridge extended because he had difficulty in keeping the ball within the court. Sullivan had a keen interest in horse racing and owned horses for that purpose. His racing colors were cerise with violet sleeves and cap. On a visit to the United States, Sullivan was mistaken for the boxer John L. Sullivan, but when he explained he was Arthur Sullivan the inhabitants of a western town immediately connected him with HMS Pinafore. During a break in the partnership, Richard D'Oyly Carte approached the author James M. Barrie to replace Gilbert, but nothing eventuated except a final reconciliation with Sullivan. As a result Utopia, Limited was written. After Gilbert's death, his place on the Academy of Dramatic Art was taken by George Bernard Shaw. These are just some of many interesting facets of the lives and work of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Book Synopsis The Savoy Operas - Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1896 by : W. S. Gilbert
Download or read book The Savoy Operas - Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1896 written by W. S. Gilbert and published by Herron Press. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents Include: Trial by Jury - The Sorceror - H.M.S. Pinafore; or The Lass that Loved a Sailor - The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty - Patience; or Bunthorne's Bride - Iolanthe; or The Peer and the peri - Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant - The Mikado, or the Town of Titipu - Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse - The Yeoman of the Guard, or The Merryman and his Maid - The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria - Utopia Limited, or the Flowers of Progress - The Grand Duke, or the Statutory Duel
Book Synopsis Gilbert and Sullivan by : Hesketh Pearson
Download or read book Gilbert and Sullivan written by Hesketh Pearson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The operas of William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are an institution. Hesketh Pearson's biography is of the two men who had individual, quite different, personalities - and their equally famous quarrel. Pearson describes their lives rather than criticise their works.
Book Synopsis Heritage, Nostalgia and Modern British Theatre by : Benjamin Poore
Download or read book Heritage, Nostalgia and Modern British Theatre written by Benjamin Poore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stage portrayal of the Victorians in recent times is a key reference point in understanding notions of Britishness, and the profound politicisation of that debate over the last four decades. This book throws new light on works by canonical playwrights like Bond, Edgar, and Churchill, linking theatre to the wider culture at large.
Download or read book Vickie’S Story written by John Sherman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction I still remember the first time I heard about Vickies stroke. My husband and I were on a mission trip in Florida, working with an international Bible translation team. Emails began to pop up on my computer screen with fragmentary pieces of information from home. Vickies dogs had been viciously attacked by neighborhood dogs and were in emergency surgery. Vickie asked us to pray for the recovery of her precious pets. Then the news got dramatically, unbelievably worse. Vickie herself had had a major stroke and the prognosis was not good, recovery uncertain. Information was suddenly sparse from the hospital as John and we (my husband and I) waited for the medical tests and for time to give us some idea of what was ahead for Vickie. It had been only the previous Sunday that John and Vickie had done another of their beautiful choral duets at our home church. It was less than six months since we had celebrated with John and Vickie at their wedding and reception. Vickie was too young to have a stroke. John and Vickie had just begun a new life together after suffering through broken relationships in both of their pasts. How could God allow such a thing to happen to such a couple? As I worked on the sermon I was to deliver back home the next Sunday, projected to be on the joy of the Lord, I was seized with doubts. Could I proclaim this joy with such a heavy heart? Could the congregation receive the promise of joy as we wept and waited and prayed? It was John Shermans blog that showed us the way. He began to chronicle the medical, emotional, and spiritual struggles that Vickie and he were experiencing, beginning that very first day. He drew on his deep knowledge of the scriptures. As time passed and events unfolded, John listened and considered and reflected on the painful times and the hopeful times, the frustrations with medical and insurance problems as well as the unexpected joys of love and service received from friends and hospital staff. His words and Vickies indomitable spirit through very difficult circumstances drew an ever-increasing Facebook audience, with dozens of people near and far uplifted and encouraged by their endurance and trust in the Lord. Johns eloquence in expressing all of these realities was something seldom seen on social media, something that seemed truly inspired by the Holy Spirit. I recommend John and Vickies story for your reading. If youre dealing with a similar medical issue, youll find it informative as well as encouraging. If youre just trying to live a joyful and victorious life, youll be uplifted and inspired by one couples overcoming journey toward recovery and restoration. My favorite text about joy comes from Nehemiah 8:10: Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. At the time this was written, the city of Jerusalem was in ruins and enemies were encircling and numerous. Nehemiah helped the people understand that when times were tough, those were the times they needed joy the most. John and Vickies story is ultimately a story of finding sustaining strength through experiencing the joy of the Lords promises and presence. Thats a message all of us need to hear. In Christ, Rev. Marie B. Allen Congregational Life and Discipleship Pastor New Town United Methodist Church Williamsburg, Virginia Friends, I know many of you are asleep now. Vickie has had a stroke and has no feeling or movement in her left side. As her doctor said, this is a life-changing episode, but I am praying for his light and glory to shine even in a dark moment. Thank you all for your continued prayers and support as we navigate through this present uncertainty. As I learn more, I promise to update you with what I know. My apologies, Facebook cant convey these thoughts with all that is filling my heart now. God bless you (John).
Book Synopsis The Cinema of Mike Leigh by : Garry Watson
Download or read book The Cinema of Mike Leigh written by Garry Watson and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A keen observer of British manners and mores, Mike Leigh has been hailed as a celebrator of 'ordinary' people. Comparing and contrasting all his films from Bleak Moments and High Hopes through Naked, the Oscar nominated Secrets and Lies and Topsy Turvy to All or Nothing, Garry Watson considers this claim, examining both their influence and their effect. Through careful textual detail and wider social and literary comparison with the works of Charles Dickens and T.S. Eliot, he argues ultimately for the aritistic and cultural significance of Leigh's work as one of Britain's most respected film-makers.
Book Synopsis Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan by : Andrew Crowther
Download or read book Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan written by Andrew Crowther and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and the other great Savoy libretti, W S Gilbert, witty, caustic and disrespectful, was one of the celebrities of the late Victorian age. In his time he had been many things: journalist, theatre critic, cartoonist, comic poet, stage director, writer of short stories, dramatist. A political satire he wrote was banned by the Lord Chamberlain at the personal insistence of the Prince of Wales. He wrote the most brilliantly inventive plays of his time. With Arthur Sullivan he wrote comic operas that defined the age. He became richer and more famous than he could have imagined, but at the price of his artistic freedom. This is the story of an angry and quarrelsome man, discontented with himself and the age he lived in, raging at life's absurdities and laughing at them. In this book his glorious, contradictory character is explored and brought vividly to life.
Book Synopsis BBC Proms 2018 by : Bloomsbury Publishing
Download or read book BBC Proms 2018 written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. It is one of the strongest brand names in the music world and attracts a glittering array of artists and orchestras from the UK and around the world in over 150 concerts, talks, workshops and family events around London every summer. Whether you're a first time visitor or an experienced Prommer, watching at home or listening on radio or online, the BBC Proms Guide will help you to plan your summer of music and discover in depth what lies behind the Proms – from the composers to the performers to how the events are broadcast. The Proms Guide contains brand new articles on featured composers and insights on performers, new music and accompanying events.
Book Synopsis Shakespeare and Jungian Typology by : Kenneth Tucker
Download or read book Shakespeare and Jungian Typology written by Kenneth Tucker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader of Shakespeare has always been curious about the Bard's actual religion, opinions, sexual orientation, and relationships. We would like to ask him why his Hamlet is so indecisive, whether Henry V is his ideal ruler, and whether he himself fell in love with Rosalind. The Jungian theories of psychology used in literary interpretation have almost always involved a broader theory of archetypes rather than concentrating on more specific psychological types, despite Jung's belief that an understanding of these types is vital to self-realization. Jung's typological theories, applied to literary studies, may illuminate the personalities of fictional characters and indeed of the author himself. The psychological type of a writer's character can be understood as a projection of the author's own personality: Iago can show Shakespeare's rational function whereas Othello embodies the expression of the dramatist's capacity to experience emotion. Thus Jungian typology initiates a quasi-biographical approach to understanding writers and their works. Instead of directing attention toward an author's education, class prejudices, and so on, it leans toward important emotional undercurrents within the writings, which in turn express similar currents within the author's psyche. Jungian psychetypology is long overdue in gaining recognition as a tool for literary analysis, and this work applies these theories to the full spectrum of Shakespeare's plays in detailed individual readings and comparisons.
Download or read book Topsy-Turvy written by Jules Verne and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-07-27T20:04:31Z with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two decades after Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, the Baltimore Gun Club returns with its sights on the North Pole’s rich coal deposits. Access to the area would be facilitated under a more temperate climate, which, the team believes, can be achieved by slightly altering the Earth’s axis of rotation. This climate change would affect every region of the globe to various degrees, thus creating anxiety and opposition worldwide. Sans Dessus Dessous, number 34 in the Voyages Extraordinaires collection, appeared in French in 1889 and was published in English the following year by J. G. Ogilvie as Topsy-Turvy. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Book Synopsis The Nurse in History and Opera: From Servant to Sister by : Judith Barger
Download or read book The Nurse in History and Opera: From Servant to Sister written by Judith Barger and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the role of the ubiquitous nurse character found in over one hundred operas and provides insight into opera nurses’ unique musical and dramatic journey from servant to sister, and women’s perceived place and status on the opera stage and in society.
Book Synopsis Gilbert and Sullivan by : Michael Ainger
Download or read book Gilbert and Sullivan written by Michael Ainger and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2002-11-21 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with biographical as well as professional detail, this text suggests that Gilbert and Sullivan's creative partnership was fuelled by their ongoing personality clash, as each partner challenged the other to produce his best work.
