What are the Best Roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas?

Join Dan and I for our hotel-room awards ceremony where we celebrate our favourite roles in the G&S operas! Here is our list from best to worst. Remember my opinion may really differ from other people's and I love to be surprised with stories of how people have totally smashed roles lower down on the list! SPOILERS BELOW 1 The Lord High executioner 2 Jack Point 3 Ludwig 4 Princess Ida 5 Frederick 6 Phoebe 7 Julia Jellicoe 8 The Daughter in law elect 9 Robin 10 Lord C 11 Margaret 12 Despard 13 NP 14 Elsie Maynard 15 Bunthorne 16 Rose Maybud 17 Josephine 18 YY 19 Fairfax 20 Patience 21 Strephon 22 Alexis 23 Paramount 24 Ralph 25 PB (Lord High everything else) 26 Major Gen 27 JWW 28 Phyllis 29 Dick Daunt 30 Hilarion 31 Scaphio 32 Fairy Q 33 Giuseppe 34 Grosvenor 35 Wilfred 36 Phantis 37 Tessa 38 Gianetta 39 Duke D 40 Arac 41 Dr Daly 42 Mikado 43 Mabel 44 Sergeant 45 Marco 46 Don Al 47 Aline 48 Lady Jane 49 Baroness VK 50 Colonel C 51 Duke PT 52 Gama 53 Pirate King 54 Sir Joseph 55 Judge 56 PS 57 Cpt Fitz 58 Rudolph 59 Princess Zara 60 Hannah 61 Corcoran 62 Iolanthe 63 Ruth 64 PT 65 Duchess PT 66 Casilda 67 Lady Sophy 68 Lisa 69 Lady Angela 70 Counsel 71 Notary (GD) 72 Buttercup 73 Melissa 74 Tolloller 75 Mountarrarat 76 Edwin 77 Dick Deadeye 78 Florian 79 Ernest 80 Meryll 81 Luiz 82 Kalyba 83 Nekaya 84 Marmaduke 85 Prince MC 86 Constance 87 Cyril 88 Usher 89 Roderic 90 Thespis 91 Goldbury 92 Lady Psyche 93 Sangazure 94 Mercury 95 Blanche 96 Carruthers 97 Leila 98 Celia 99 Hildebrand 100 Willis 101 Lady Saphir 102 Edith 103 The Plaintiff 104 Lieutennant 105 Herald 106 Major M 107 PB (middle maid) 108 Dramaleigh 109 Tarara 110 Boatswain 111 Samuel 112 Jupiter 113 Mrs Partlett 114 Kate (Pirates) 115 Synthius 116 Guron 117 Lady Ella 118 Sparkeion 119 Old Adam 120 Princess MC 121 Hebe 122 Daphne 123 Timidon 124 Corcoran (Uto) 125 Zorah 126 Blushington 127 Bailey Barre 128 Sillimon 129 Leonard 130 Nicemis 131 Diana 132 Inez 133 Apollo 134 Antonio 135 2nd Yeoman 136 Mars 137 Foreman 138 Fiametta 139 Tipsion 140 Ben Hashbaz 141 Deaf old man 142 Kate (yeo) 143 Gretchen 144 Olga 145 Bertha 146 Elsa 147 Phylla 148 Vittoria 149 Fleta 150 Preposteros 151 Hercules 152 Sacharissa 153 Prettia 154 Cymon 155 Notary (Sor) 156 Isabel 157 Stupidas 158 GT 159 Chloe 160 Calynx 161 Sir Rupert 162 Carpenter 163 Solicitor 164 2nd Citizen 165 Annibale 166 First Bridesmaid 167 Associate 168 First Citizen 169 Giorgio 170 Francesco 171 1st Yeoman 172 3rd Yeoman 173 4th Yeoman 174 Giulia 175 Martha 176 Salata 177 Melene 178 Vt Mentone 179 Ada 180 Headsman 181 Ruth (Rud) 182 Sir Gilbert 183 Sir Conrad 184 Sir Mervyn 185 Sir Desmond 186 Sir Lionel 187 Sir Jasper 188 Duke of Riviera 189 TT (Midshipmate) 190 Serjeant of Marines 191 James