D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY - GILBERT & SULLIVAN: H.M.S. PINAFORE [1959]

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, in suitably energetic style, performs the complete Gilbert & Sullivan: H. M. S. Pinafore on this two-disc set. One of Gilbert & Sullivan's most popular comic operas, Pinafore is the story of a captain's daughter who falls in love with a common sailor. What material for poking fun at the affectations of the British bourgeoisie! A reason for the continued popularity of these delightful works is the universal nature of the kind of snobbery and prejudice that haunts societies everywhere. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company continues to provide the definitive recordings of these engaging operas.