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The Mikado
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Metropolitan Mikado, a political satire adapted by Ned Sherrin and Alistair Beaton, first performed at Queen Elizabeth Hall (1985) starring Louise Gold, Simon Butteriss, Rosemary Ashe, Robert Meadmore and Martin Smith, produced by Raymond Gubbay.
Oct 31, 2023 · Find out more about Gilbert and Sullivan opera, The Mikado, including the story synopsis, videos, photographs and an introductory guide.
The Mikado, operetta in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (libretto) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (music) that premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885. The work was a triumph from the beginning. Its initial production ran for 672 performances, and within a year some 150 other companies were.
The Mikado, in full The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, Operetta in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (libretto) and Arthur Sullivan (music) that premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885. The Mikado is set in the 1880s, in the imaginary Japanese town of Titipu.
Apr 24, 2015 · This opera has delighted audiences for more than a century, and spawned a number of imitations. But none were nearly as good as the original, which represented both Gilbert and Sullivan at the height of their creative geniuses. Introduction. Libretto.
SYNOPSIS. A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Disguised as a traveling musician, he met and fell in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu.
Oct 20, 2015 · Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado 2015 ǀ English National Opera. Nanki-Poo loves Yum-Yum. But Ko-Ko's after his head... Jonathan Miller's much-loved production of Gilbert and Sullivan's farce...
Oct 15, 2012 · The Mikado - English National Opera. Jonathan Miller's dazzlingly inventive and stunningly stylish production of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operetta. ...more.
The Mikado plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
Aug 24, 2011 · Gilbert and Sullivan Archive. You are here: Archive Home > The Mikado > Web Opera. All the music, lyrics and dialogue. Illustrated with historic photographs of D'Oyly Carte Opera Company productions. CAST LIST | FEEDBACK. Individual MIDI files can be accessed from the pages for the relevant number.
