Princess Ida Sullivan Festival. Princess Ida Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen. "Princess Ida" opened at the Savoy Theatre on 5 January 1884, for a run of 246 performances. The piece concerns a princess who founds a women's university and teaches that women are superior to men and should rule in their stead. The prince to whom she had been married in infancy sneaks into the university, together with two friends, with the aim of collecting his bride. They disguise
National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company "Daily Mail" gave the company five stars. "The Northern Echo" reviewed the 2015 tour, stating: "This company is so polished, so well-versed in the eccentricities of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, with excellent singing voices coupled with clear diction ... and comedic skill. ... [A] tuneful, jolly, laugh-out-loud evening’s entertainment. "The Manchester Evening News" gave the company four out of five stars, admiring its musical and comic polish, dancing and "magnificent" chorus. In 2017, a reviewer praised the principals and chorus of the company's "Mikado" production, commenting: "This is giggle-making, girth-busting comic opera at it's very best. Sensational singing with sumptuous