A portrait of Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) written by ARTHUR JACOBS and based on the composer's letters and diaries, and also on the memoirs of the London music critic Hermann Klein.
Sullivan's diaries and letters throw a new light on the personal and professional life of this Victorian musician who was born the son of a military bandmaster and came to dominate the London scene. Gambler, charmer of women, racehorse owner, friend of royalty, aristocracy and the establishment, and of course composer, Sullivan regarded his 'serious' music and his attempt at grand opera as much more important than his collaborations with W. S. Gilbert , whom he never much liked and with whom he frequently quarrelled. With Bill Homewood as Arthur Sullivan
Estelle Kohler as his American mistress Fanny Ronalds and Nigel Douglas as the music critic Hermann Klein
Producer STEPHEN SHIPLEY. Stereo (Estelle Kohler is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)