Kurzbeschreibung
This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer's life.
Synopsis
This covers the 25 year partnership which produced 14 joint operas. Their collaboration began in 1875 when Sullivan was commissioned to set Gilbert's "Trial by Jury" to music, but the relationship remained difficult and always strictly professional.