The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are among the best known.
Xuntos escribiron catorce operetas entre 1871 e 1896, das que H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance e The Mikado son as máis coñecidas.