Ruddigore
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ruddygore, The Witch's Curse
thumb|upright=1.9|The ghost scene, depicted by H. M. Brock for the first [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company revival in 1921]]
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- Amédée Forestier - Illustrated London News - Gilbert and Sullivan - Ruddygore (Ruddigore).jpg
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- title
- Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse
- number of parts of this work
- 2
- date of first performance
- 1887-01-22
- Commons category
- Ruddigore
- publication date
- 1850-00-00
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21 sectionsContents
- Background
- Roles
- Synopsis
- Act I
- Act II
- Musical numbers
- Premiere and reception
- Critical reception
- Subsequent reviews and reception
- Analysis of music and text
- Musical content
- Versions
- Changes during the initial run
- Revisions in the 1920s
- Productions
- Historical casting
- Recordings
- Adaptations and references in literature and culture
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.9|The ghost scene, depicted by H. M. Brock for the first [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company revival in 1921]]
'''''Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse, originally called Ruddygore''''', is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas and the tenth of fourteen comic operas written together by Gilbert and Sullivan. It was first performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre in London on 22 January 1887.