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Iolanthe
Iolanthe Programme.jpg
Original programme, 1882
Written by W. S. Gilbert (words)
Arthur Sullivan (music)
Characters Iolanthe
Strephon
Phyllis
Fairy Queen
Date of premiere 25 November 1882
Place of premiere Savoy Theatre
London, England
Original language English
Subject Parliament
Fairy lore
Genre Operetta
Setting England in the late 19th century

Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri is an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the seventh of the team's fourteen operettas. It opened at the Savoy Theatre on 25 November 1882. It had a run of 398 performances. It is the first of the operettas to have its first performance at the Savoy. The story is about a group of immortal fairies who find themselves on a different side as the House of Peers. The opera makes fun of many parts of British government and law.


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  • Iolanthe piano transcription

    Piano transcriptions, 1887

  • Iolanthe Programme

    Programme from 1883 during the original run

  • Phyllis Iolanthe and Strephon

    "She kisses just like other people!"

  • Jessie Bond as Iolanthe in 1882

    Jessie Bond as Iolanthe

  • Iolanthe Group

    "In friendship's name!"

  • Barnett as Fairy Queen

    Barnett as The Fairy Queen

  • Masseyshaw

    Capt. Eyre Massey Shaw

  • GSDfancourt

    Darrell Fancourt as Lord Mountararat

  • H. M. Brock - Poster for Iolanthe

    Poster by H. M. Brock for the 1882 touring production

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