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English composer best known for his comic opera collaborations with librettist W.S. Gilbert, creating the famous Savoy Operas.Born in London to a military bandmaster, Sullivan was a prodigy. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Leipzig Conservatory. Initially acclaimed for serious works like his 'Irish Symphony' and the hymn 'Onward, Christian Soldiers', he achieved lasting global fame through 14 comic operas written with Gilbert between 1871 and 1896, produced by Richard D'Oyly Carte...