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| Arthur Sullivan
(1842 - 1900)
| Timeline |
| 1842 |
Born 13 May in London, the son of an Irish bandmaster |
| 1854 |
Joins the Chapel Royal, London, as a chorister |
| 1858 |
Starts three year study at Leipzig Conservatory |
| 1862 |
Music to Shakespeare's play The Tempest brings fame |
| 1867 |
Writes music for his first operetta, Cox and Box, the words by F.C. Burnand |
| 1871 |
Composes first operetta with W.S. Gilbert, Thespis; the score is later lost |
| 1875 |
Richard D'Oyly Carte commissions Trial by Jury, their first great success |
| 1883 |
Awarded a knighthood |
| 1890 |
Relationship with Gilbert temporarily breaks down when Gilbert sues Carte |
| 1891 |
Writes opera Ivanhoe with librettist Julian Sturgis |
| 1896 |
Last operetta with Gilbert, The Grand Duke, is a flop |
| 1900 |
Dies 22 November, following a heart attack; is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral |
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