NOVA Center for the Performing Arts
Our mission is to enhance the performing arts culture of the greater Billings region through education, development and performance.
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HMS Pinafore
By Gilbert and Sullivan
Directed by William Stearns
The fourth collaboration between Gilbert & Sullivan was their first major success: H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor. It opened on May 25, 1878 at the Opera Comique where it ran for 571 performances. Touring companies spread its popularity throughout Britain and in America numerous companies 'pirated' the work by staging productions without the consent of the authors and without paying them any royalties. Gilbert, Sullivan and Carte tried to beat the pirates by mounting their own production in New York. Today, Pinafore remains one of the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
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October 16-25, 2026
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