Full Name: Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan
Profession: Composer
Biography: Famous for his 14 operatic collaborations known as the Savoy operas with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert.
Among the more successful of their comic operas were "H.M.S. Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance", "The Mikado" and "The Gondoliers".
Born: May 13, 1842
Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom
Star Sign: Taurus
Died: November 22, 1900 (aged 58)
Cause of Death: Heart failure
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- 1871-12-26 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera "Thespis"; despite modest success they do not collaborate again for four years
- 1877-11-17 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Sorcerer" premieres at the Opera Comique, London
- 1878-05-25 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" premieres in London, their first international success
- 1879-06-16 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater NYC
- 1879-12-30 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance" premieres in Paignton, England and at Fifth Avenue Theatre NYC the next day
- 1881-04-23 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "Patience" premieres at The Opera Comique, London
- 1882-12-11 Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity holds its 1st performance, W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "Iolanthe"
- 1885-03-14 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Mikado" premieres in London at the Savoy Theatre
- 1889-12-07 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Gondoliers" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London
- 1896-03-07 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's 14th and final comic opera together "The Grand Duke" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London
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