Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Iolanthe


(The Peer and the Peri). An Comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by Gilbert; premiered in London at the savoy Theater on November 25, 1882.
The story concerns a band of immortal fairies who find themselves at odds with the House of Peers. The opera satirises many aspects of British government and law.

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