Gilbert and Sullivan's 'respectable capers' : class, respectability and the Savoy Operas 1877-1909 /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 24 August, 2017 - 20:34

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Goron, Michael,

Source:

London : Palgrave Macmillan,, United Kingdom, p.xviii, 249 pages : (2016)

ISBN:

9781137594778

Call Number:

ML410.S95

Keywords:

England, Opera, Production and direction

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The Gilbert and Sullivan operas and "middle-class" ideals -- The West End : "middle-class" values and commercialisation -- Patience at the Savoy -- Savoy audiences 1881-1909 -- "The D'Oyly Carte boarding school" : female respectability at the Savoy -- "The placid English style" : ideology and performance -- Conclusion.