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May 10, 2024 · In 1966, the BBC recorded and broadcast the complete extant operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, with almost every role being performed by two artists - a singer and an actor.
The Mikado plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
KATISHA (an elderly Lady, in love with Nanki-Poo). Chorus of School-girls, Nobles, Guards, and Coolies. 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.
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS. Most of the principal roles double as the characters of Gilbert, Sullivan, D’Oyly Carte and members of the D’Oyly Carte company. These historical figures appear in the prologue, and then become the characters in the operetta.
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Jul 21, 2023 · The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, the second-longest run for any work.
The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations.
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Apr 7, 2022 · Harry Norris, conductor. Recorded in London, November - December, 1926. from Pearl analogue transfer (GEMM CDS 9025) Remaster & digital transfer by F. Reeder. Widely agreed to be Gilbert and Sullivan’s masterpiece, The Mikado is said to be the most popular operetta ever written.
