The H.M.S. PINAFORE

THE H.M.S. PINAFORE - STORY BY SIR W.S. GILBERT - BRITISH COMIC OPERA - THE GUNSTON TRUST From an original opera by Gilbert & Sullivan. The story drawing on several of Gilbert's earlier Bab Ballad poems, Gilbert imbued this plot with mirth and silliness. The opera's humour focuses on love between members of different social classes and lampoons the British class system in general. Pinafore also pokes good-natured fun at patriotism, party politics, the Royal Navy, and the rise of unqualified people to positions of authority. The title of the piece comically applies the name of a garment for girls and women, a pinafore, to the fearsome symbol of a warship.Delightful songs as well as an easy intoduction to theatrical opera for the young. A true classic.Ages: Young Adults - Adults