Sullivan's only Grand Opera, Ivanhoe, with libretto by Julian Sturgis opened at Carte's new theatre, The Royal English Opera House on 31 January, 1891.

• Introduction

• Plot Summary

• Notes on the Music
  by David Lyle

• Libretto:
  • Submitted by Clifton Coles — text or PDF format.

• The Music:
  • Discography: Marc Shepherd's Ivanhoe Discography.
  • Vocal Score:
    • Download: Andrew Smith has given us a downloadable version of the Ivanhoe vocal score in PDF Format. This score is a scanned image and is broken into several PDF files for ease of downloading.
    • Purchase: The vocal score for Ivanhoe can be purchased from Christopher Browne's Gilbert & Sullivan Catalogue.
    • Rent: Vocal scores and libretti of Ivanhoe may be rented from St. David's Players of Cullompton, Exeter, England. Send queries to Ian Bond at Ian@kentisview.freeserve.co.uk.

• Web Opera
  Includes midi files of all the music and an illustrated libretto.

• Productions:
  • Account of the composition and original production by Hermann Klein.
  • Recollections of Ivanhoe and other works by Sir Henry Wood.
  • Sketches of the Royal English Opera House and the first production of Ivanhoe.
  • Thomas Beecham's account of the 1910 revival.

• Ivanhoe Website
  Written by Chris Goddard as part of his Bachelor of Music Degree at Royal Holloway College, University of London.

  Thanks to Tyson Vick for providing the title image for this opera.

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