- Hardcover: 96 pages
- Publisher: Godfrey Cave Associates Ltd; Facsimile edition (19 April 1979)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0906223059
- ISBN-13: 978-0906223055
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 425,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The popular comic opera from Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado is set in Imperial Japan and tells the story of Nanki-Poo, a young man banished from his home village who returns after hearing that his love interest’s fiancé, Ko-Ko, is to be executed. However, when he returns to find that Ko-Ko has not only been pardoned, but has also been promoted as the village’s new executioner, Nanki-Poo finds that he is in over his head. One of the most frequently produced operas ever composed, The Mikado remains a comical masterwork that still delights readers and audiences to this day.
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My elderly aunt wanted this vocal score to go with a tape of The Mikado she had. Just before the 2nd w.war broke out she and my mother, aged 14 and 16 were rehearsing to take part in The Mikado but it was cancelled and never performed. The other day I sat patiently while she sang her way through the score. This gave her a great deal of pleasure, so it was money well spent.
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Stratford gives a fun-filled and energetic MIKADO
30 Jun 2003
Format:DVD
While some Gilbert & Sullivan devotees may quibble with this Canadian version of their masterpiece, THE MIKADO, there's no denying this version's infectious energy and fun. This production by the Stratford Festival is awash with high-jinks antics, solid acting and a boldness rarely seen since the Kevin Kline/Linda Ronstadt version of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Director Brian Macdonald directs this production with a sure hand and a fine sense of humor. Eric Donkin makes for a solid and delightfully uptight Ko-Ko, while the tall and very lanky Richard McMillan steals the show as the self important Pooh-Bah. Marie Baron's Yum-Yum is a pure delight, and Karen Wood is a delightful Pitti-Sing. Gidon Saks makes for a rather hammy, but delightfully fierce, Mikado. Henry Ingram seems a little old for the youthful Nanki-Poo, but he definitely gets into the spirit of this wonderfully broad production. Some fans may not appreciate the "modern" Canadian references nor the very slight liberties in the score, but this is probably the one production that doesn't treat the immortal work like a museum piece. This is definitely the best version on DVD to date and one that I would definitely recommend.
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
The only Mikado on video worth watching!
17 Jan 1999
This is the version done at the Stratford Festival in the late 80s with Eric Donkin and Marie Baron. The staging is very sparse, but quite well done. This new version is not as high quality as the earlier (more expensive) version, but well worth the $17. Purists beware -- some of the songs have been gutted and the lyrics have been changed!
41 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Thoroughly entertaining!
17 Sep 1999
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My wife and I really enjoy G&S - not aficionados, just fans. The Stratford Festival's version of "The Mikado" was wonderful. While we are relatively new to the works of G&S, this production was by far the best we've seen. The Canadian "flare" in "They'll None of 'Em Be Missed" brought back many, many fond memories of the times we've spent in Canada and of our first exposure to "The Mikado" in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Stratford's cast will live forever in their lively and thoroughly entertaining "Mikado." We look forward to many more enjoyable evenings listening to and watching the banter between Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah. Thanks to Stratford (and AMAZON.COM) we're anxiously awaiting delivery of "The Pirates of Penzance" and "Iolanthe." G&S lives! Tom & Carol Weber Chesterfield, MO, USA
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