 They led to Gilbert's more mature "fairy comedies", such as "The Palace of Truth" (1870) and "Pygmalion and Galatea" (1871), and Gilbert's six German Reed Entertainments which, in turn, led to the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.Although Gilbert gave up direct parodies of opera within a couple of years of "The Merry Zingara", his parodic pokes at grand opera continued to be seen in the Savoy operas.The waiting crowds cheer Count Arnheim, who makes a patriotic speech expressing his loyalty to Austria.