Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	3rd April 2004
To	6th May 2004
Prices	From £5.00. To £70.00.
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:: (T025186687)

Sky and Artsworld Season. Running time 2hrs 35mins. Co-production with Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Music Center Opera.

Producer	Raymond Gubbay
Company	English National Opera
Conductor	Gareth Jones
Director	Jonathan Miller (original production)
Director	Elijah Moshinsky
Design	Stefanos Lazaridis
Costume	Sue Blane
Lighting	Davy Cunningham
Choreographer	Anthony van Laast (original choreographer)
Choreographer	Stephen Speed (revived choreography)
Performer	Jeni Bern (Yum-Yum)
Performer	Richard Suart (Ko-Ko)
Performer	Eric Roberts (Ko-Ko)
Performer	Bonaventura Bottone (Nanki-Poo)
Performer	Jeni Bern (Yum-Yum)
Performer	Ian Caddy (Pooh-Bah)
Performer	Frances McCafferty (Katisha)
Performer	Richard Angas (The Mikado of Japan)
Performer	Mark Richardson (The Mikado of Japan)
Performer	Riccardo Simonetti (Pish-Tush)
Performer	Victoria Simmonds (Pitti-Sing)
Performer	Fiona Canfield (Peep-Bo)

Listing:: L0822740864

Current production:Work

Production details

Sky and Artsworld Season. Running time 2hrs 35mins. Co-production with Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Music Center Opera.

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Special Performances

29 Apr 04 Sign Interpreted

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