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| − | + | '''''The Sorcerer''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorcerer] is a comic opera by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]. It opened on 17 November 1877 at the Opera Comique [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Comique] in London, where it ran for 178 performances. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| + | The plot of '''''The Sorcerer''''' is based on a Christmas story, ''An Elixir of Love'', that [[W. S. Gilbert|Gilbert]] wrote for ''The Graphic'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graphic] magazine in 1876. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1969: Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], directed by [[Billie Jones]], in the [[Labia Theatre]]. | ||
| + | 1978: Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], directed by [[Helen Houghton]], in the [[Claremont Civic Centre]]. | ||
| + | 1990: Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], directed by [[Helen Houghton]], in the [[Baxter Theatre]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:41, 9 January 2016
The Sorcerer [1] is a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. It opened on 17 November 1877 at the Opera Comique [2] in London, where it ran for 178 performances.
Contents
The original text
The plot of The Sorcerer is based on a Christmas story, An Elixir of Love, that Gilbert wrote for The Graphic [3] magazine in 1876.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1969: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society, directed by Billie Jones, in the Labia Theatre.
1978: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1990: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Baxter Theatre.
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
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