'H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor' Summary

Set aboard HMS Pinafore, the opera tells the story of Josephine, the captain's daughter, who is in love with Ralph Rackstraw, a lower-class sailor. Her father, however, wants her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Josephine initially agrees to her father's plan, but when Sir Joseph advocates for the equality of all people, she and Ralph decide to defy convention and elope. Despite being discovered, a surprise revelation near the end of the opera changes everything.