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.