What is Gilbert and Sullivan?
{{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | header_align = center | footer_align = left | footer_background = | image1 =Gilbert-GS-Big.JPG | width1 = 180 | caption1 = <center>[[W. S. Gilbert]]</center> | image2 =Sir_Arthur_Seymour_Sullivan.jpg | width2 = 180 | caption2 = <center>[[Arthur Sullivan]]</center>}} '''Gilbert and Sullivan''' were two men who worked together during the late 19th century to write fourteen well known [[comic opera]]s. [[W.S. Gilbert]] wrote the words to the operas, while [[Arthur Sullivan]] was the [[composer]] who wrote the music.<ref>{{cite book | last = Osnes | first = Beth | editor = Sam Gill | year = 2001 | title = Acting: an international encyclopedia | url = https://archive.org/details/actinginternatio0000osne | series = Art of Living | publisher = ABC-CLIO | isbn = 9780874367959 }}</ref> Gilbert and Sullivan introduced innovations in content and form that influenced the development of [[musical theatre]] in the 20th century.<ref name=PeterDowns>Downs, Peter. Actors cast away cares, ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', 18 October 2006</ref> The operas have also influenced political discourse, literature, film and television. Their operas are still commonly performed today, and some have been turned into [[movies]]. Many of the operas are very funny, and the songs are often [[parody|parodied]]. Producer [[Richard D'Oyly Carte]] brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and helped their collaboration.<ref name=Carpet>Crowther, Andrew. [http://gsarchive.net/articles/html/quarrel.html The carpet quarrel explained], ''The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive'', 28 June 1997, accessed 6 November 2007</ref> He built the [[Savoy Theatre]] in 1881 to present their joint works, and founded the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]], which performed and promoted their works for over a century. ==Operas== * ''[[Thespis]]'', or ''The Gods Grown Old'' (1871) * ''[[Trial by Jury]]'' (1875) * ''[[The Sorcerer]]'' (1877) * ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'', or ''The Lass That Loved a Sailor'' (1878) * ''[[T