Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri (/ aɪ.oʊˈlænθi /) is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, first performed in 1882. It is one of the Savoy operas and is the seventh of …

Learn more about the hilarious Gilbert & Sullivan opera, Iolanthe, including the story's synopsis, songs & characters.

Iolanthe plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.

Transcript of a discussion of Iolanthe by members of the SavoyNet distribution list. This extensive discussion provides substantial background information on this opera, and is a must for anyone …

From an early broadcast from the Sydney Opera House, here is a complete performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE. It features the brilliant Dennis Olsen as Lord Chancellor and Heather Begg as...

Twenty-five years before the setting of the opera, Iolanthe, a fairy, committed the capital offence of marrying a mortal. The Queen of the Fairies had commuted the sentence to lifelong exile, on …

Iolanthe: Directed by Brian Macdonald. With Maureen Forrester, Eric Donkin, Marie Baron, Paul Massel. 25 years previous to the action of the movie, Iolanthe, a fairy, falls in love with the Lord Chancellor.

Iolanthe, a fairy who defies the norms of her realm, embodies both innocence and rebellion. Her character illustrates the struggle between societal expectations and personal desires, setting the …

Read the synopsis of the English opera Iolanthe by Arthur Sullivan on Opera-Arias.com. With links to other information and other operas.

The story revolves around Iolanthe, a fairy who faces exile for marrying a mortal, leading to her unique punishment of serving twenty-five years standing on her head at the bottom of a stream.