The Golden Legend is an 1886 cantata by Arthur Sullivan with libretto by Joseph Bennett, based on the 1851 poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The piece premiered at the triennial Lee
Early vocal score, c. 1889
Page from a proof score of The Golden Legend signed by Sullivan, 1886
Sullivan and soloists at the premiere of the 1886 Leeds Festival
The Prince and Elsie – illustration to Longfellow's poem
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was an English composer. He is best known for 14 comic opera collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mik
The Golden Legend (cantata)
…The Golden Legend is an 1886 cantata by Arthur Sullivan with libretto by Joseph Bennett, based on the 1851 poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The piece premiered at the triennial Leeds Music…
As Chapel Royal chorister
Sullivan aged 16, in his Royal Academy of Music uniform
Poster: scenes from The Sorcerer, H.M.S. Pinafore and Trial by Jury