Gilbert and Sullivan There continue to be hundreds of amateur companies performing the Gilbert and Sullivan works worldwide. The first commercial recordings of individual numbers from the Savoy operas began in 1898. In 1917 the Gramophone Company (HMV) produced the first album of a complete Gilbert and Sullivan opera, "The Mikado", followed by recordings of eight more. Electrical recordings of most of the operas were then issued by HMV and Victor, beginning in the late 1920s, supervised by Rupert D'Oyly Carte. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company continued to produce well-regarded recordings until 1979, helping to keep the operas popular through the decades. Many
International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival its organizers' efforts to re-introduce G&S into British schools. The Festival has been featured in several British television shows and in the documentary films "Oh Mad Delight" and "A Source of Innocent Merriment". Sky Arts broadcast its features about the Festival and Gilbert and Sullivan several times in 2010. Recordings on DVD of most of the amateur and professional productions that have been seen at the Festival, as well as for some of the fringe events, are produced by the Festival organizers. Some of the Festival's professional shows are also available on CD. International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival The International