Sir Joseph Porter and Ralph Rackstraw are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
Dennis Olsen (actor) Australia production of "H.M.S. Pinafore" (as Sir Joseph Porter), which was broadcast on ABC television in 1981. The production also starred Thomas Edmonds (as Ralph Rackstraw) and Judith Henley (as Josephine). Olsen sang the role of the Lord Chancellor in the production of "Iolanthe" in the opening performance of the Lyric Opera of Queensland, in Brisbane in 1984. Olson played Major General Stanley in the Adelaide season of Opera Australia's tour of "The Pirates of Penzance", as well as covering the role for the extent of Reg Livermore's illness during the Melbourne season. His other Gilbert and Sullivan roles have
Gilbert and Sullivan their repertories. In 1980, a Broadway and West End production of "Pirates" produced by Joseph Papp brought new audiences to Gilbert and Sullivan. Between 1988 and 2003, the revived D'Oyly Carte Opera Company revived the operas on tour and on the West End. Today, many professional repertory companies, such as NYGASP, Opera della Luna, Opera a la Carte, National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company Opera North, Ohio Light Opera and other small opera companies, and numerous amateur societies, churches, schools and universities continue to produce the works. The most popular G&S works also continue to be performed from time to