Composed in 1884 between Iolanthe and The Mikado, Princess Ida is unique in the Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire for being written in three acts. Containing some of the finest music in all the Savoy Operas, it is a witty satire on the feminist movement of the day and Darwin’s theory of evolution. Suffice to say, when Princess Ida states that because men are descended from apes, women must be superior beings, this is the cue for the men in her life to prove that action speaks louder than words!