Talk:The Contrabandista/The Chieftain/Archive

The Contrabandista, or The Law of the Ladrones, is a two-act comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand. It premiered at St. George's Hall, London, on December 18, 1867 under the management of Thomas German Reed.

The Chieftain is a two-act comic opera by Sullivan and Burnand based on The Contrabandista, consisting of substantially the same first act as the 1867 version with a completely new second act. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on December 12 1894, under the management of Richard D'Oyly Carte, for a run of 97 performances.