Gilbert & Sullivan: Master Collection

Impressario Richard D’Oyly Carte asked Sullivan to compose music for Gilbert’s one-act Trial by Jury in 1875. The result was the pair’s first hit.

They filled London’s Savoy Theatre with musical merriment more than a hundred years ago. Now Gilbert and Sullivan’s ten best-loved comic operas are yours to enjoy in this fun-filled collection. Delight again in the love-struck sailor on the H.M.S. Pinafore…the wandering minstrel who finds love and potential execution in The Mikado…the bevy of beauties who foil The Pirates of Penzance…The Gondoliers and their 24 potential brides…plus Iolanthe, Princess Ida, The Sorcerer, Ruddigore, The Yeomen of the Guard and Patience. Features D’Oyly Carte veterans, plus British and American comedians and stars such as Vincent Price, Joel Grey, William Conrad and Keith Michell. Produced for BBC television with the London Symphony Orchestra, as seen on PBS.