“Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.”
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator. He was best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. Together they produced fourteen comic operas, the most famous of which were H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado.
The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, the repertory company founded by Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D’Oyly Carte. The Savoy Theatre was built by D’Oyly Carte to host the productions and opened it in 1881. This led to Gilbert and Sullivan’s operas becoming known as “Savoy Operas.” These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond.