Operas

These are the operas originally created by Gilbert and Sullivan and premiered by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.

• Cox and BoxSullivan just before Gilbert. 1866.
• H.M.S. Pinafore25th May 1878
• Iolanthe25th November 1882 – The first new opera to open at the Savoy Theatre.
• Patience23rd April 1881 – Premiered at the Opera Comique and then transferred to open the Savoy Theatre, on 10th October 1881.
• Princess Ida5th January 1884
• Ruddigore22nd January 1887
• The Gondoliers7th December 1889
• The Grand Duke7th March 1896
• The Mikado, (a co-production with Scottish Opera) 201614th March 1885
• The Pirates of Penzance3rd April 1880
• The Sorcerer17th November 1877
• The Yeomen of the Guard3rd October 1888
• ThespisThespis was the very first collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan.
• Trial by Jury25th March 1875 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s first opera for D’Oyly Carte.
• Utopia, Limited7th October 1893

• The Operas
• Cox and Box
• H.M.S. Pinafore
• Iolanthe
• Patience
• Princess Ida
• Ruddigore
• The Gondoliers
• The Grand Duke
• The Mikado, (a co-production with Scottish Opera) 2016
• The Pirates of Penzance
• The Sorcerer
• The Yeomen of the Guard
• Thespis
• Trial by Jury
• Utopia, Limited