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Sir Arthur Sullivan   /sər ˈɑrθər sˈələvən/   Listen
Sir Arthur Sullivan

noun
1.
English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900).  Synonyms: Arthur Seymour Sullivan, Arthur Sullivan, Sullivan.






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"Sir Arthur Sullivan" Quotes from Famous Books



... Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN's new Opera, Ivanhoe, a grave objection to the subject occurred to him, which was, that one of the chief personages in the dramatis personae must be "Gilbert"—i.e., Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert. True, that Sir Brian is the ...
— Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., Jan. 17, 1891 • Various

... Charles Dickens, so that a new play by Macready might be produced with the full advantage of the Punch men's presence. And the Dinner was once more made a movable feast, and was held on the Tuesday instead of the Wednesday, on the occasion of the production of Mr. Burnand's and Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera of "The ...
— The History of "Punch" • M. H. Spielmann

... many splendid compositions seem to have missed fire through sheer bad luck. To go no further than Sir Arthur Sullivan, some of his finest and most important works have had an ill-starred existence, and even several of his best songs, though introduced to the public under the most favourable auspices, have not "taken on." Sullivan's splendid ditty "Love laid his sleepless head," though sung ...
— A Tale of One City: The New Birmingham - Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" • Thomas Anderton

... has a "go" and a melodic quality suggestive of the work of Sir Arthur Sullivan; but it has a more tender, a fresher, a purer note, even more sparkle, than ever Sullivan has achieved. In his gay airs the attack is instant, brilliant, overpowering—like a glad outburst of sweet ...
— The Christmas Kalends of Provence - And Some Other Provencal Festivals • Thomas A. Janvier



Words linked to "Sir Arthur Sullivan" :   Arthur Sullivan, composer, Arthur Seymour Sullivan, Sullivan



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