The Pirates of Penzance and Trial by Jury remain two of the best-loved of all the operettas by the inimitable pair of William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. These beguiling performances form part of the classic post-war set recorded by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company under the impeccable direction of Isidore Godfrey, whose name alone is synonymous with vintage Gilbert and Sullivan. Recorded under the direction of the then Company director Bridget D’Oyly Carte, granddaughter of the legendary Richard D’Oyly Carte who had founded the Company in 1876, these historic recordings offer a rare and authoritative glimpse into the grand tradition of Gilbert and Sullivan.