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All 14 G&S operas are listed along with many Gilbert-without-Sullivan and Sullivan-without-Gilbert productions. See the G&S Archive and Wikipedia for more about their works.
By Gilbert & Sullivan
Thespis
Opened 1871-12-26
64 performances
Thespis (opera) at Wikipedia
Thespis at G&S Archive
Trial By Jury
Opened 1875-03-25
131 performances
Trial by Jury at Wikipedia
Trial at G&S Archive
The Sorcerer
Opened 1877-11-07
178 performances
The Sorcerer at Wikipedia
Sorcerer at G&S Archive
HMS Pinafore
Opened 1878-03-28
571 performances
H.M.S. Pinafore at Wikipedia
Pinafore at G&S Archive
The Pirates of Penzance
Opened 1879-12-31
363 performances
The Pirates of Penzance at Wikipedia
Pirates at G&S Archive
Patience
Opened 1881-04-23
578 performances
Patience (opera) at Wikipedia
Patience at G&S Archive
Iolanthe
Opened 1882-11-25
400 performances
Iolanthe at Wikipedia
Iolanthe at G&S Archive
Princess Ida
Opened 1884-01-05
246 performances
Princess Ida at Wikipedia
Princess Ida at G&S Archive
The Mikado
Opened 1885-03-14
672 performances
The Mikado at Wikipedia
Mikado at G&S Archive
Ruddigore
Opened 1887-01-21
288 performances
Ruddigore at WIkipedia
Ruddigore at G&S Archive
The Yeomen of the Guard
Opened 1888-10-03
423 performances
The Yeomen of the Guard at Wikipedia
Yeomen at G&S Archive
The Gondoliers
Opened 1889-12-07
544 performances
The Gondoliers at Wikipedia
Gondoliers at G&S Archive
Utopia, Ltd.
Opened 1893-10-07
245 performances
Utopia, Limited at Wikipedia
Utopia at G&S Archive
The Grand Duke
Opened 1896-03-07
123 performances
The Grand Duke at WIkipedia
Grand Duke at G&S Archive
Pineapple Poll
Opened 1951-03-15
1 performances
Pineapple Poll at Wikipedia
Pineapple Poll at G&S Archive
By Gilbert (without Sullivan)
No Cards
Opened 1869-03-29
No Cards at Wikipedia
No Cards at G&S Archive
Ages Ago
Opened 1869-11-22
350 performances
Ages Ago at Wikipedia
Ages Ago at G&S Archive
The Gentleman in Black
Opened 1870-05-26
26 performances
The Gentleman in Black at Wikipedia
The Gentleman in Black at G&S Archive
A Sensation Novel
Opened 1871-01-31
A Sensation Novel at Wikipedia
A Sensation Novel at G&S Archive
Happy Arcadia
Opened 1872-10-28
Happy Arcadia at Wikipedia
Gilbert plays at G&S Archive
Sweethearts
Opened 1874-11-07
132 performances
Sweethearts at Wikipedia
Sweethearts at G&S Archive
Eyes and No Eyes
Opened 1875-07-05
Eyes & No Eyes at Wikipedia
Eyes & No Eyes at G&S Archive
Princess Toto
Opened 1876-06-24
46 performances
Princess Toto at Wikipedia
Princess Toto at G&S Archive
Engaged
Opened 1877-10-03
110 performances
Engaged (play) at Wikipedia
Engaged at G&S Archive
The Mountebanks
Opened 1892-01-04
229 performances
The Mountebanks at Wikipedia
The Mountebanks at the G&S Archive
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Opened 1892-04-27
77 performances
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern at Wikipedia
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern at G&S Archive
His Excellency
Opened 1894-10-27
162 performances
His Excellency at Wikipedia
His Excellency at G&S Archive
Fallen Fairies
Opened 1909-12-15
50 performances
Fallen Fairies
Fallen Fairies
Trying a Dramatist
Opened 1911-01-01
Gilbert works at Wikipedia
Trying a Dramatist at G&S Archive
By Sullivan (without Gilbert)
Cox and Box
Opened 1866-05-16
1 performances
Cox and Box at Wikipedia
Cox and Box at G&S Archive
The Contrabandista
Opened 1867-12-18
72 performances
Contrabandista at Wikipedia
Contrabandista at G&S Archive
The Zoo
Opened 1875-06-05
40 performances
The Zoo at Wikipedia
The Zoo at G&S Archive
The Martyr of Antioch
Opened 1880-10-15
1 performances
The Martyr of Antioch at Wikipedia
The Martyr of Antioch at G&S Archive
Ivanhoe
Opened 1891-01-31
155 performances
Ivanhoe at Wikipedia
Ivanhoe at G&S Archive
Haddon Hall
Opened 1892-09-24
204 performances
Haddon Hall at Wikipedia
Haddon Hall at G&S Archive
The Emerald Isle
Opened 1901-04-27
205 performances
The Emerald Isle at Wikipedia
The Emerald Isle at the Archive