Gilbert and Sullivan: A Motley Pair - Season 1

Season 1
Episodes

Episode 1
Opera star Simon Butteriss presents a lively look at the beginnings of great Victorian double act, Gilbert and Sullivan, and how they produced some of the most famous operas to date.

Episode 2
Simon Butteriss explores how the D'Oyly Carte's Comedy Opera Company assembled for The Sorcerer, and how HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance paved the way for the modern musical.

Episode 3
As tensions between the pair threatened to tear Gilbert and Sullivan apart, impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte makes the decision to move the company to his newly built Savoy Theatre.

Episode 4
Simon Butteriss explores the success of The Mikado and the rewriting of Ruddigore, while hearing how a sceptical Jonathan Miller set about directing a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.

Episode 5
Simon Butteriss examines how a quarrel over the cost of carpet proved fatal to Gilbert & Sullivan's relationship and how the new D'Oyly Carte fell while the Savoy Operas triumphed.
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