Arthur Sullivan

Biography

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. His works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. His hymns and songs include "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord".

Most Famous Work

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The Pirates of Penzance

(1983) Songs

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7

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Wilde

(1997) Original Music Composer

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7

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Topsy-Turvy

(1999) Songs

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9

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HMS Pinafore

(1997) Songs

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Iolanthe

(1982) Original Music Composer

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7

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The Mikado

(1939) Songs

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The Gondoliers

(1982) Original Music Composer

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The Pirates of Penzance

(1994) Lyricist

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Acting

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Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Original Music Composer	HMS Pinafore - English National Opera 2022-04-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Gondoliers 2022-04-17 Movie
	Songs	HMS Pinafore 2022-01-01 Movie
2015	Original Music Composer	The Gondoliers - The National G&S Opera Company 2015-08-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mike Leigh's the Pirates of Penzance - English National Opera 2015-05-19 Movie
2013	Music	The Mikado 2013-09-30 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 2011-08-12 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	The Pirates of Penzance (New Lyric Operatic Company) 2010-07-31 Movie
2009	Songs	HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury (The G&S Opera Company) 2009-07-31 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	U.S.S. Metaphor 2007-09-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 2007-08-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Iolanthe 2007-08-01 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	The Pirates of Penzance 2006-12-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Pirates of Penzance 2006-08-11 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury 2005-12-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Trial by Jury 2005-12-18 Movie
	Songs	BBC Proms: HMS Pinafore 2005-07-16 Movie
2004	Music	VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera 2004-08-01 Movie
2001	Songs	HMS Pinafore 2001-08-11 Movie
1999	Songs	Topsy-Turvy 1999-12-15 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Wilde 1997-09-01 Movie
	Songs	HMS Pinafore 1997-05-01 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1996-06-01 Movie
1995	Music	Historietes 1995-05-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Patience 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Music	The Pirates of Penzance 1994-01-01 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1992-01-01 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	The Gondoliers 1990-01-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1990-01-01 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1987-01-01 Movie
1984	Original Music Composer	Iolanthe: Gilbert & Sullivan 1984-03-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	G&S: The Gondoliers 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1983-08-18 Movie
	Songs	The Pirates of Penzance 1983-02-18 Movie
1982	Music	The Pirates of Penzance 1982-06-01 Movie
	Music	Cox and Box 1982-06-01 Movie
	Songs	HMS Pinafore 1982-06-01 Movie
	Songs	Ruddigore 1982-06-01 Movie
	Songs	Princess Ida 1982-06-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Trial by Jury 1982-06-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Yeomen of the Guard 1982-06-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Gondoliers 1982-06-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Iolanthe 1982-06-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Sorcerer 1982-05-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Patience 1982-01-22 Movie
	Songs	Gilbert and Sullivan: Their Greatest Hits 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Original Music Composer	HMS Pinafore 1981-01-01 Movie
1975	Music	Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done 1975-12-17 Movie
	Music	The Naughty Victorians: An Erotic Tale of a Maiden's Revenge 1975-10-27 Movie
1974	Original Music Composer	Trial by Jury 1974-12-24 Movie
	Music	HMS Pinafore 1973-11-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Gentlemen of Titipu 1973-06-01 Movie
1967	Music	Ruddigore 1967-04-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1967-03-15 Movie
1966	Original Music Composer	Iolanthe 1966-03-27 Movie
1960	Original Music Composer	The Mikado 1960-04-29 Movie
1957	Music	The Yeomen of the Guard 1957-04-10 Movie
1939	Songs	The Mikado 1939-05-01 Movie
1926	Music	The Mikado 1926-05-02 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Lyricist	The Pirates of Penzance 2020-12-28 Movie
2012	Writer	BBC Proms (2012): Gilbert & Sullivan - The Yeomen of the Guard 2012-08-25 Movie
1994	Lyricist	The Pirates of Penzance 1994-01-01 Movie
1985	Musical	The Pirates of Penzance 1985-06-21 Movie
1981	Writer	HMS Pinafore 1981-01-01 Movie
1980	Musical	The Pirates of Penzance 1980-06-01 Movie
1973	Lyricist	HMS Pinafore 1973-11-23 Movie
1933	Idea	The Lost Chord 1933-04-07 Movie
1926	Writer	The Mikado 1926-05-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv