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Gilbert & Sullivan Come to Williamstown, Iolanthe' Melbourne…
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Melbourne
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14-Jun-2020
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Gilbert & Sullivan Come to Williamstown, Iolanthe' Melbourne Amateur Opera Club, 1892 Letterpress, 58 x 30 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Will give their fourth performance of Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan's fairy opera?, at the Mechanics' Institute, Williamstown [Vic.], Mon., Aug. 1st, 1892. Anderson and Hartley, 337 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.', The opera satirises many aspects of British government, law and society. The confrontation between the fairies and the peers is a version of one of Gilbert's favourite themes: a tranquil civilisation of women is disrupted by a male-dominated world through the discovery of mortal love.
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Art: Prints - Posters