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The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel, is the final Savoy Opera written by librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, their fourteenth and last opera together. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 March 1896, and ran for 123 performances. Despite a successful opening night, the production had a relatively short run and was the partnership's only financial failure, and the two men never worked together again. In recent decades, the opera has been revived professionally, first in the US and then in the UK.

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  • The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel, is the final Savoy Opera written by librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, their fourteenth and last opera together. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 March 1896, and ran for 123 performances. Despite a successful opening night, the production had a relatively short run and was the partnership's only financial failure, and the two men never worked together again. In recent decades, the opera has been revived professionally, first in the US and then in the UK. In The Grand Duke, Gilbert and Sullivan come full circle, back to the theme of their first collaboration, Thespis: a troupe of actors taking political power. The plot hinges on the mis-interpretation of a 100-year-old law regarding statutory duels (decided by drawing cards). The baffled leading man of the troupe, Ludwig, spearheads the rebellion against the hypochondriac, miserly Grand Duke and becomes engaged to four different women before the plot is resolved. The frugality and phoniness of the wealthy classes and the nobility is lampooned and, as in Princess Ida, The Mikado, The Gondoliers, and Utopia, Limited, the foreign setting emboldens Gilbert to use some particularly pointed satire. Sullivan's varied score includes lilting Viennese waltz music. (en)
  • The Grand Duke (o The Statutory Duel) è la quattordicesima ed ultima Savoy Opera nata dalla collaborazione tra il librettista William Schwenck Gilbert e il compositore Arthur Sullivan. Venne presentata al Savoy Theatre il 7 marzo 1896 ed ebbe 123 repliche. La produzione si rivelò tuttavia un fallimento finanziario, tanto che fu l'ultima atto della collaborazione tra i due artisti. Con The Grand Duke, Gilbert e Sullivan tornarono sul tema della loro prima opera, Thespis: una compagnia teatrale che acquista un potere politico. La trama ruota intorno ad un travisamento della legge, vecchia di cento anni, che riguardava i duelli. Nel corso dell'opera il personaggio principale, Ludwig, si fidanza con quattro donne diverse. La satira prende di mira l'avarizia delle classi ricche e della nobiltà. Ancora una volta, come in Princess Ida, The Mikado e The Gondoliers, l'ambientazione in terra straniera spinse Gilbert ad usare toni satirici particolarmente aspri e pungenti. (it)
  • The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel är en savoy opera med libretto av W. S. Gilbert och musik av Arthur Sullivan. Det var deras fjortonde och sista verk tillsammans och den hade premiär på Savoy Theatre den 7 mars 1896, och spelades 123 gånger. Trots en framgångsrik premiär fick verket en relativt kort speltid och blev upphovsmännens enda ekonomiska fiasko, varpå de två männen aldrig mer arbetade tillsammans. De senaste decennierna har verket uppförts både i USA och i England. I The Grand Duke sluter Gilbert och Sullivan cirkeln och återgår till temat för deras första samarbete Thespis: en teatertrupp övertar politisk makt. Handlingen bygger på missförstånd av en hundraårig regel om lagstadgade dueller (efter att ha dragit kort). Den förbluffade teaterchefen Ludwig leder sina trupper mot den hypokondriske, eländige Storhertigen (Grand Duke) och ser sig förlovad med fyra olika kvinnor innan verket slutar. Överklassens sparsamhet och löjen hånas och liksom i Princess Ida, The Mikado, The Gondoliers och Utopia Limited gör den främmande miljön Gilbert möjlighet att använda sig av satir. Sullivans varierande musik innehåller bland annat wienervals. (sv)
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  • The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel, is the final Savoy Opera written by librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, their fourteenth and last opera together. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 March 1896, and ran for 123 performances. Despite a successful opening night, the production had a relatively short run and was the partnership's only financial failure, and the two men never worked together again. In recent decades, the opera has been revived professionally, first in the US and then in the UK. (en)
  • The Grand Duke (o The Statutory Duel) è la quattordicesima ed ultima Savoy Opera nata dalla collaborazione tra il librettista William Schwenck Gilbert e il compositore Arthur Sullivan. Venne presentata al Savoy Theatre il 7 marzo 1896 ed ebbe 123 repliche. La produzione si rivelò tuttavia un fallimento finanziario, tanto che fu l'ultima atto della collaborazione tra i due artisti. Con The Grand Duke, Gilbert e Sullivan tornarono sul tema della loro prima opera, Thespis: una compagnia teatrale che acquista un potere politico. (it)
  • The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel är en savoy opera med libretto av W. S. Gilbert och musik av Arthur Sullivan. Det var deras fjortonde och sista verk tillsammans och den hade premiär på Savoy Theatre den 7 mars 1896, och spelades 123 gånger. Trots en framgångsrik premiär fick verket en relativt kort speltid och blev upphovsmännens enda ekonomiska fiasko, varpå de två männen aldrig mer arbetade tillsammans. De senaste decennierna har verket uppförts både i USA och i England. (sv)
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