Why Do Musicals Sound Like That? Gilbert and Sullivan

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English - February 03, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB
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Warning: this episode discusses sexual assault and racist depictions. In the 1870s, the comic opera made the jump into English and started the tradition that made Broadway and West End the theater capitols of the world. This episode takes a close look at the first step of that development: the work of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.Support the show

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