Patience!

Patience or Bunthorne’s Bride is a two-act opera piece written by Gilbert and Sullivan. Premiered in London and played 578 times, it was the sixth piece done by the two authors. The story was supposed to be a satire of the clergy but then, the two authors decided to do a satire of the aesthetic movement, which was really popular in Europe at that time and the piece was well received from the audience. It has even been added to the English National Opera’s repertory since 1969. The title of this operetta, Patience, comes from the name of one of the characters, a dairymaid.

The Gondoliers!!

The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria is a two-act style of comic opera written by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the 14^th time that Gilbert and Sullivan worked together on an opera and the piece is the 5^th longest theatre performance. Played between 1889 and 1891, it is the last success of the two authors. It has been played 554 times in London and received such a great success from the audience that even the Queen Victoria ordered a performance of the Gondoliers in 1891 at Windsor Castle with all the royal family. The story makes a satire of the class society system. The action takes place in Venice.

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