Twenty years ago when Casilda was a baby, she and the infant heir to the throne of Barataria were married. Shortly thereafter, he disappeared, supposedly abducted to Venice... more

The curtain rises on the market square of Speisesaal where Ernest Dummkopf’s acting troupe is rehearsing for a production of the Greek tragedy Troilus and Cressida. Beneath the theatrical veneer, a grand conspiracy is afoot... more

Twenty-five years ago, Iolanthe, a fairy, committed the capital offence of marrying a mortal. The Fairy Queen reduced her sentence to exile, on condition that she leave her husband and... more

Nanki-poo has fled from the court of his father, the Mikado of Japan, to escape marriage with an elderly lady named Katisha. Disguised as a wandering minstrel, he enters the town of Titipu seeking the beautiful Yum-Yum... more

The opening scene is laid at "Castle Bunthorne," where Bunthorne, aesthetic poet, is explaining to twenty love-sick maidens the mysteries of love, which, he asserts, can be cured by proper medical treatment... more

His Majesty's Ship, "Pinafore," is anchored in the harbor at Portsmouth. The sailors are busy scrubbing the decks for the expected arrival of Sir Joseph Porter. K. C. B. Little Buttercup, a bumboat woman... more

A rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall. As the curtain rises groups of pirates are discovered drinking and playing cards. Samuel, the Pirate Lieutenant, goes from one group to another filling the cups... more

The first act starts at King Hildebrand's palace, where the courtiers and loyal subjects are awaiting the arrival of King Gama and his daughter, the Princess Ida, who has been promised in marriage to Hilarion, Hildebrand's son... more

The scene opens in the pretty little Cornish fishing village of Rederring, showing the harbour and Rose Maybud's cottage. The village possesses an endowed corps of professional bridesmaids, who are languishing in idleness... more

The first Act is laid in the grounds of Sir Marmaduke's estate. The village folk are gathered in honor of the betrothal of Alexis, Marmaduke's son, and Aline, the daughter of Lady Sangazure, who... more

Edwin, tiring of his sweetheart Angelina, falls in love with another. Angelina, accordingly, hails him to court for breach of promise. At the rise of the curtain, the Usher, while enjoining impartiality on the Jurymen, shows a definite partiality himself for... more

For many years, the South Sea island of Utopia has been the home of a languid and lazy people, ruled by a benevolent King who is, in theory, an absolute monarch. His power, however, is held in check by two Wise Men, judges of the Utopian supreme court... more

Sergeant Meryll and his daughter, Phoebe, await the return of young Leonard Meryll, who will himself become a Tower Warder. Held prisoner within the Tower is the dashing Colonel Fairfax, sentenced to death on trumped-up charges of sorcery... more