Even Billy Budd, which seems on the face of it the most orthodox — that is the most like the 19th - century Grand Opera — is unusual in having no part for a female voice, and Albert herring has elements of Gilbert and Sullivan in it, not least in the cunningly - written farcical libretto.
Even Billy Budd, which seems Encountering the most orthodox — that is the most like the 19th - century Grand Opera — is unusual in having no part for a female voice, and Albert herring has elements of Gilbert and Sullivan in it, not least in the cunningly - written farcical libretto.