Mikado
I am guessing you mean 'The Mikado' by Gilbert and Sullivan. This is a comic opera and their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14th March 1885. By setting the opera in Japan Gilbert was able to satirize British politics and institutions more freely by disguising them as Japanese.
Gilbert & Sullivan
It was about a ship named "HMS Pinafore" in the navy.
Patience.
The pirates of Penzance. Very ribald and funny opera. Made fun of the British way of conducting the navy.
In "The Pirates of Penzance" the Major General sings about "that infernal nonsense, Pinafore," referring to "H.M.S. Pinafore."
Trial by Jury.
I am guessing you mean 'The Mikado' by Gilbert and Sullivan. This is a comic opera and their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14th March 1885. By setting the opera in Japan Gilbert was able to satirize British politics and institutions more freely by disguising them as Japanese.
The Savoy operas were the original name for the operas of Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert, aka Gilbert and Sullivan.
patience
Gilbert & Sullivan
It was about a ship named "HMS Pinafore" in the navy.
Patience.
The Yeomen of the Guard.
In Japan, "mikado" traditionally refers to the emperor, symbolizing the highest authority and divine status in Japanese culture. The term can also be associated with the historical and ceremonial aspects of the imperial family. Additionally, "Mikado" is known in Western culture through the comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, which presents a satirical view of Japanese customs and society.
The pirates of Penzance. Very ribald and funny opera. Made fun of the British way of conducting the navy.
The Major-General's Song is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance.