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THE 14 GILBERT AND SULLIVAN PLAYS

William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan collaborated on 14 operas in the period from 1871 to 1896. The are the following:
GONDOLIERS GRAND DUKE H.M.S. PINAFORE IOLANTHE THE MIKADO PIRATES OF PENZANCE PRINCESS IDA RUDDIGORE THE SORCERER THESPIS TRIAL BY JURY UTOPIA, LIMITED YEOMEN OF THE GUARD PATIENCE
The Gondoliers
or
The King of Barataria
Libretto by William S. Gilbert Music by Arthur S. Sullivan
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
THE DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO (a Grandee of Spain) LUIZ (his attendant) DON ALHAMBRA DEL BOLERO (the Grand Inquisitioner)
Venetian Gondoliers MARCO PALMIERI GIUSEPPE PALMIERI ANTONIO FRANCESCO GIORGIO ANNIBALE
THE DUCHESS OF PLAZA-TORO CASILDA (her Daughter)
Contadine GIANETTA TESSA FIAMETTA VITTORIA GIULIA
INEZ (the King's Foster-mother)
Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine, Men-at-Arms, Heralds and Pages
ACT I The Piazzetta, Venice
ACT II Pavilion in the Palace of Barataria
(An interval of three months is supposed to elapse between Acts I and II)
DATE 1750 ACT I
Scene.-- the Piazzetta, Venice. The Ducal Palace on the right.
Fiametta, Giulia, Vittoria, and other Contadine discovered, each tying a bouquet of roses.
CHORUS OF CONTADINE.
List and learn, ye dainty roses, Roses white and roses red, Why we bind you into posies Ere your morning bloom has fled. By a law of maiden's making, Accents of a heart that's aching, Even though that heart be breaking, Should by maiden be unsaid: Though they love with love exceeding, They must seem to be unheeding-- Go ye then and do their pleading, Roses white and roses red!
FIAMETTA.
Two there are for whom in duty, Every maid in Venice sighs-- Two so peerless in their beauty That they shame the summer skies. We have hearts for them, in plenty, They have hearts, but all too few, We, alas, are four-and-twenty! They, alas, are only two! We, alas!
CHORUS. Alas!
FIA. Are four-and-twenty, They, alas!
CHORUS. Alas!
FIA. Are only two.
CHORUS. They, alas, are only two, alas! Now ye know, ye dainty roses, Roses white and roses red, Why we bind you into posies, Ere your morning bloom has fled, Roses white and roses red!
(During this chorus Antonio, Francesco, Giorgio, and other Gondoliers have entered unobserved by the Girls--at first two, then two more, then four, then half a dozen, then the remainder of the Chorus.)
SOLI.
FRANC. Good morrow, pretty maids; for whom prepare ye These floral tributes extraordinary?
FIA. For Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri, The pink and flower of all the Gondolieri.
GIU. They're coming here, as we have heard but lately, To choose two brides from us who sit sedately.
ANT. Do all you maidens love them?
ALL. Passionately!
ANT. These gondoliers are to be envied greatly!
GIOR. But what of us, who one and all adore you? Have pity on our passion, we implore you!
FIA. These gentlemen must make their choice before you;
VIT. In the meantime we tacitly ignore you.
GIU. When they have chosen two that leaves you plenty-- Two dozen we, and ye are four-and-twenty.
FIA. and VIT. Till then, enjoy your dolce far niente.
ANT. With pleasure, nobody contradicente!
SONG--ANTONIO and CHORUS.
For the merriest fellows are we, tra la, That ply on the emerald sea, tra la; With loving and laughing, And quipping and quaffing, We're happy as happy can be, tra la-- With loving and laughing, etc.
With sorrow we've nothing to do, tra la, And care is a thing to pooh-pooh, tra la; And Jealousy yellow, Unfortunate fellow, We drown in the shimmering blue, tra la-- And Jealousy yellow, etc.
FIA. (looking off). See, see, at last they come to make their choice-- Let us acclaim them with united voice.
(Marco and Giuseppe appear in gondola at back.)
CHORUS (Girls). Hail, hail! gallant gondolieri, ben venuti! Accept our love, our homage, and our duty. Ben' venuti! ben' venuti!
(Marco and Giuseppe jump ashore--the Girls salute them.)
DUET--MARCO and GIUSEPPE, with CHORUS OF GIRLS.
MAR. and GIU. Buon' giorno, signorine!
GIRLS. Gondolieri carissimi! Siamo contadine!
MAR. and GIU. (bowing). Servitori umilissimi! Per chi questi fiori-- Questi fiori bellissimi?
GIRLS. Per voi, bei signori O eccellentissimi!
(The Girls present their bouquets to Marco and Giuseppe, who are overwhelmed with them, and carry them with difficulty.)
MAR. and GIU. (their arms full of flowers). O ciel'! O ciel'!
GIRLS. Buon' giorno, cavalieri!
MAR.