 Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance" and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, "The Mikado".The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond.