| Work Title
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Princess Ida
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| Alternative. Title
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Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant
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| Composer
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Sullivan, Arthur
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAS 61
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts:
- Overture (includes "We are warriors three" and "Minerva! oh, hear me")
- Act I
- 1. "Search throughout the panorama" (Florian and Chorus)
- 2. "Now hearken to my strict command" (Hildebrand and Chorus)
- 3. "Today we meet" (Hilarion)
- 4. "From the distant panorama" (Chorus)
- 5. "We are warriors three" (Arac, Guron, Scynthius and Chorus)
- 6. "If you give me your attention" (Gama)
- 7. Finale Act I (Gama, Hildebrand, Cyril, Hilarion, Florian and Chorus)
- "P'raps if you Address the Lady"
- "Expressive glances"
- "For a month to dwell in a dungeon cell"
- Act II
- 8. "Towards the empyrean heights" (Lady Psyche, Melissa, Sacharissa and Chorus of Girls)
- 9. "Mighty maiden with a mission" (Chorus of Girls)
- 10. "Minerva! oh, hear me!" ... "Oh, goddess wise" (Princess)
- 10a."And thus to Empyrean Heights" (Princess and Chorus)
- 11. "Come, mighty Must" (Lady Blanche)1
- 12. "Gently, gently" (Cyril, Hilarion and Florian)
- 13. "I am a maiden, cold and stately" (Cyril, Hilarion and Florian)
- 14. "The world is but a broken toy" (Princess, Cyril, Hilarion and Florian)
- 15. "A lady fair, of lineage high" (Psyche with Cyril, Hilarion and Florian)2
- 16. "The woman of the wisest wit" (Psyche, Melissa, Cyril, Hilarion and Florian)
- 17. "Now wouldn't you like to rule the roast" (Melissa and Blanche)3
- 18. "Merrily ring the luncheon bell" (Blanche, Cyril and Chorus of Girls)
- 19. "Would you know the kind of maid?" (Cyril)
- 20. Finale Act II (Princess, Hildebrand, Melissa, Psyche, Blanche, Cyril,
Hilarion, Florian, Arac, Guron, Scynthius and Chorus)
- "Oh, joy! our chief is saved"
- "Whom thou hast chained must wear his chain"
- "Walls and fences scaling"
- "Some years ago, no doubt you know"
- "We may remark, though nothing can dismay us"
- "To yield at once to such a foe with shame were rife"
- Act III
- 21. "Death to the invader" (Melissa and Chorus of Girls)
- 22. "Whene'er I spoke" (King Gama with Chorus of Girls)4
- 23. "I built upon a rock" (Princess)
- 24. "When anger spreads his wing" (Chorus of Girls and Soldiers)
- 25. "This helmet, I suppose" (Arac with Guron, Scynthius and Chorus)
- 26. Chorus during the fight, "This is our duty plain" (Chorus)
- 27. "With joy abiding" [Reprise of "Expressive glances"] (Ensemble)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1883
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| First Performance.
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1884-01-05 — London, Savoy Theatre.
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| First Publication.
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1884 – London: Chappell & Co.
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| Librettist
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William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- King Hildebrand (bass-baritone)
Hilarion, King Hildebrand's Son (tenor)
Cyril, Hilarion's Friend (tenor)
Florian, Hilarion's Friend (lyric baritone)
King Gama (comic baritone)
Arac, King Gama's Son (bass-baritone)
Guron, King Gama's Son (bass-baritone)
Scynthius, King Gama's Son (bass)
Princess Ida, King Gama's Daughter (soprano)
Lady Blanche, Professor of Abstract Science (contralto)
Lady Psyche, Professor of Humanities (soprano)
Melissa, Lady Blanche's Daughter (mezzo-soprano)
Sacharissa, Girl Graduate (soprano)
Chloe, Girl Graduate (speaking role/chorus)
Ada, Girl Graduate (speaking role/chorus)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
- Chorus of Soldiers, Courtiers, "Girl Graduates", "Daughters of the Plough", etc.
Orchestra
- 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon
2 horns, 2 cornets, 2 trombones
timpani, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, strings
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| Related Works
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Pieces based on 'Princess Ida'
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| Discography
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Gilbert & Sullivan Discography
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
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