This Gilbert & Sullivan opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken-hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the usual numerous marriages. The libretto does contain considerable humour, including a lot of pun-laden one-liners, but Gilbert's trademark satire and topsy-turvy plot complications are subdued in comparison with the other G&S operas. Contents: When Maiden Loves, She Sits And Sighs; When Jealous Torments Rack My Soul; Tower Warders, Under Orders; When Our Gallant Norman Foes; A Laughing Boy But Yesterday; Alas! I Waver To And Fro; Is Life A Boon?; Here’s A Man Of Jollity; I Have A Song To Sing, O!; How Say You, Maiden, Will You Wed?; I’ve Jibe And Joke; ‘Tis Done! I Am A Bride!; Were I Thy Bride; Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True?; To Thy Fraternal Care, Thy; Sister I Commend; The Pris’ner Comes To Meet His Doom; M’lord, M’lord.... As Escort For The Prisoner; All Frenzied, Frenzied With Despair They Rave; Night Has Spread Her Pall Once More; Oh! A Private Buffoon Is A Light-Hearted Loon; Hereupon We’re Both Agreed; Free From His Fetters Grim; Strange Adventure; Hark! What Was That, Sir?; Like A Ghost His Vigil Keeping; A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid; When A Wooer Goes A-Wooing; Rapture, Rapture; Comes The Pretty Young Bride; Oh, Day Of Terror!; Leonard, My Loved One, Come To Me; I Have A Song To Sing, O!