The Sorcerer

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The Sorcerer [1] is a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. It opened on 17 November 1877 at the Opera Comique in London, where it ran for 178 performances.

The original text

The plot of The Sorcerer is based on a Christmas story, An Elixir of Love, that Gilbert wrote for The Graphic magazine in 1876.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

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