Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	2nd February 2008
To	4th March 2008
London Coliseum (V376)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Mikado

Work:: The Mikado (S2026)

A comic operetta with a Japanese theme. Songs such as 'Three Little Maids from School', 'A Wandering Minstrel', 'A Most Humane Mikado' etc. One of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular works. In the town of Titipu, local government has fallen into the hands of two dubious characters: Ko-Ko, in charge of public executions; and Pooh-Bah, who has a finger in every pie. A young man arrives who, unknown to most, is Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado. Fleeing an arranged marriage to the elderly Katisha, he falls for the beautiful Yum-Yum, Ko-Ko's fianc

Music	A.Sullivan
Lyrics	W.S.Gilbert

Production:: (T337654858)

Revival. Supported by the English Opera Group. Note: The performance of the Mikado on Feb08 27 is a Sky performance and is therefore not on public sale, and will be sold to Sky subscribers at a date tbc. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes.

Corporate Sponsor	skyARTS
Producer	English National Opera
Producer	Houston Grand Opera
Producer	Los Angeles Music Center Opera
Director	Jonathan Miller (original director)
Director	David Ritch (revival director)
Design	Stefanos Lazaridis
Costume	Sue Blane
Lighting	Davy Cunningham
Choreographer	Anthony van Laast
Conductor	Wyn Davies (Feb 2 / 9 / 21 / 23)
Conductor	Martin Fitzpatrick (Feb 15 / 27 Mar 2.4)
Performer	Richard Suart (Ko-Ko)
Performer	Robert Murray (Nanki-Poo)
Performer	Sarah Tynan (Yum-Yum)
Performer	Graeme Danby (Pooh-Bah)
Performer	Frances McCafferty (Katisha)
Performer	Richard Angas (The Mikado of Japan)
Performer	Richard Burkhard (Pish-Tush)
Performer	Anna Grevelius (Pitti-Sing)
Performer	Fiona Canfield (Peep-Bo)

Listing:: L0673377267

Current production:Work

Production details

Revival. Supported by the English Opera Group. Note: The performance of the Mikado on Feb08 27 is a Sky performance and is therefore not on public sale, and will be sold to Sky subscribers at a date tbc. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes.

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4 Mar 08 Sign Interpreted

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