Gilbert and Sullivan’s rollicking operetta is a tale of love, honor, and duty which pokes fun at overblown patriotism, party politics, forbidden love, social class structure, the Royal Navy, and the personal ambition of unqualified people who rise to positions of power. (Yes, all that!)

The comic opera is Gilbert & Sullivan’s fourth composition as a duo, premiering May 25, 1878. The opera was a smash success and ran for 571 performances, the second-longest run for any opera when it closed.

This production features professional soloists, members of the Las Vegas Master Singers, the Opera Las Vegas Youth Chorus, and members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic.

Also on June 6 at 7:30.