With two handsome gondoliers and 24 prospective brides, you'd expect a problem or two. Wisely, Guiseppe and Marco "Let impartial fate/select for us a mate!." A splendid plan, but complications ensue when a royal mystery arises. One of them is believed to be the King of Barataria, who was wed in infancy to the daughter of a duke. The gondoliers rule the palace in tandem until all is happily resolved with typical Gilbertian ingenuity. Featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus.