Available as a Virtual Performance.

TORONTO OPERETTA THEATRE
Derek Bate, conductor
Guillermo Silva-Marin, director
Bradley Christensen, Giuseppe Palmieri

Two happy-go-lucky gondoliers have just discovered that one of them is actually the heir to the throne of the distant Barataria. But since it is currently impossible to to ascertain who should be king, they set off to rule together. Forced to leave behind their new brides, Gianetta and Tessa, they arrive in Barataria, where they uphold republican ideals by promoting equality throughout the kingdom. Of course, they rule in idealistic, if somewhat chaotic style. After an entertaining development of the plot, dripping with the satirical whimsy typical of G&S, the gondoliers, who find out that neither of them are in fact heirs to the throne, return to their wives and gondolas.

The Gondoliers premiered at the Savoy Theatre on December 7, 1889 and ran for 554 performances closing on June 30, 1981.