" had composed a brilliant new score ( his most subtle yet ) to a scintillating libretto .... Iolanthe is the work in which Sullivan's operetta style takes a definite step forward, and metamorphosis of musical themes is its characteristic new feature .... By recurrence and metamorphosis of themes Sullivan made the score more fluid ...." Much of Sullivan's " fairy " music pays deliberate homage to the incidental music written by Felix Mendelssohn for a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In his last opera, the comic opera Béatrice et Bénédict, Berlioz prepared a libretto based loosely on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Much of the libretto is drawn from Celtic druidic chants, the Old Testament and modern spiritual eco-feminism conceptions of power drawn from contemplation, calm and enjoying nature.

Berlioz wrote the French libretto himself, based closely on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Much criticism has been leveled at this rather forced analogy, but what is equally significant is Adams' complete acceptance of the Biblical record as `` good and trustworthy history ''.

Much more important is to grasp the feelings of the narrator ( whose full name is never given ) as he becomes aware of the disorganized and bewildered mass of French prisoners clustered together in a temporary prison camp in and around the cathedral of Chartres.

Much of his earlier work was conceived in terms of a `` pseudo-anthropological '' myth reference, which is concerned with imaginary places and beings described in grandiloquent and travelogue-like language.

Much of this necessary increase in research and development, though properly chargeable to current expenses, is not reflected in earnings until projects are completed and the new machines sold in quantity, usually over a period of several years.

Much of the dirt and leaf stain is easily removed when damp, but requires dynamite if allowed to dry.

Much debate exists as to whether true altruism is possible.

Much of the distinct character of France's anthropology today is a result of the fact that most anthropology is carried out in nationally funded research laboratories ( CNRS ) rather than academic departments in universities

Much energy is used in the vocalization and it takes a toll on the territory holder who may be displaced by a fitter rival if he tires.

Much of its shock value derives from the fact that the first portion of the essay describes the plight of starving beggars in Ireland, so that the reader is unprepared for the surprise of Swift's solution when he states, " A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragoust.

Much of the Alpine culture is unchanged since the medieval period when skills that guaranteed survival in the mountain valleys and in the highest villages became mainstays, leading to strong traditions of carpentry, woodcarving, baking and pastry-making, and cheesemaking.

Much of applied ethics is concerned with just three theories:

Much of the story is told first-hand, since Spalding had been involved in the game, first as a player and later an administrator, since the 1850s.

Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles ( trencadís ) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues.

Much of the transportation of passengers is done via aircraft.

Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects.

Much of the most highly prized amber is transparent, in contrast to the very common cloudy amber and opaque amber.

Much of the book is set at his court in Brittany or during the campaign to retake his throne from Vortigern.

Much of the ACC transport is carried in this front, which is defined as the latitude at which a subsurface salinity minimum or a thick layer of unstratified Subantarctic Mode Water first appears, allowed by temperature dominating density stratification.

Much effort is also put into analyzing biological systems.

Much research is carried out into thin amorphous films as a gas separating membrane layer.

Much of the original version was deleted or altered.

Much of the original British road system was poorly maintained by thousands of local parishes, but from the 1720s ( and occasionally earlier ) turnpike trusts were set up to charge tolls and maintain some roads.

Much of this material was first printed in the " MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK " that accompanied the original script publication of The Life of Brian and then subsequently reused.

Much of the original Mac ROM was coded by Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the original Macintosh team.

Much as occurred in the original series, Romulans of the ( non-canon ) Star Fleet Universe descended from the Vulcans, having rejected the movement toward an unemotional, logic-based society, and settled in a distant star system.

Much of the continuity established in the original series ( including the destruction of Earth's moon ) is ignored in this sequel.

Much of the original plasterwork, some dating back to the 1814 – 1816 rebuilding, was too damaged to reinstall, as was the original robust Beaux Arts paneling in the East Room.

Much of the original right-of-way is still in use today and owned by the Union Pacific.

Much to his regret, the intervention proved disastrous with a power-hungry subordinate making Gill his puppet and causing the regime to adopt the same racial supremacist and genocidal ideologies of the original, forcing Star Fleet personnel to intervene directly to minimize the harm to the societies.

Much of the original furniture from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, including tables by Jean Pelletier, " India back " walnut chairs by Thomas Roberts and clocks and a barometer by Thomas Tompion.

Much of the earth was heavily mined and shelled ; the original road grid was erased from physical memory.

The original template for this kind of comedy is Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Much of the original character survives, whilst accommodating businesses that serve the needs of the 21st century.

Much of the island's land mass has been lost to erosion, down to about from its original.

Much Protestant theology holds that the original prelapsarian nature of humanity was an innate tendency to good ; the special relationship Adam and Eve enjoyed with God was due not to some supernatural gift, but to their own natures.

* Much like the films of the 1980s, both the live action series and animated series followed the original version of Swamp Thing rather than Alan Moore's vision.

Much of Hero's original writings and designs have been lost, but some of his works were preserved in Arab manuscripts.

Much of the original shell, including the nacre, has survived.

Much of the sequence of the freaks attacking Cleopatra, as she lay under a tree, was removed, as well as a gruesome sequence showing Hercules being castrated, a number of comedy sequences, and most of the film's original epilogue.

Much of the original Henry County was part of the original Alabama wiregrass region.

Much like the original, Jumpman Jr was designed around the Atari 8-bit family's hardware and Randy Glover had to modify it for the Commodore 64.