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"Nanki-Poo, son of the Emperor (Mikado), disguises himself as a wandering minstrel in order to seek Yum-Yum, with whom he is in love. After many adventures he finds that Ko-Ko is to marry Yum-Yum. The Executioner is looking for somebody to behead, and complicated problems ensue."@en
"Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado, roaming Japan in disguise to escape the attentions of an elderly admirer, Katisha, falls in love with Yum-Yum, ward and fiancee of Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner of Titipu. A complicated and dangerous situation is resolved by the marriage of Ko-Ko to Katisha."@en
"Cloaked in the guise of a Japanses musical dram, The MIkado is a poof of Victorian English society. Centered on Ko-Ko, a lowly tailor, it chronicles his transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord High Executioner. But Ko-Ko is plagued by a terrible quandry: the emperor has instructed him to produce a head - or forfeit his own!"@en
"The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the fabled comic opera, the first complete work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen, directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor Schertzinger. The result is a lavish cinematic retelling of the British political satire set in exotic Japan. Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Now, disguised as a traveling musician, he meets and falls in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. Yum-Yum, however, is already betrothed to her guardian, and Nanki-Poo is in despair."
"The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the fabled comic opera, the first complete work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen, directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor Schertzinger. The result is a lavish cinematic retelling of the British political satire set in exotic Japan. Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Now, disguised as a traveling musician, he meets and falls in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. Yum-Yum, however, is already betrothed to her guardian, and Nanki-Poo is in despair."@en
"A spoof of Victorian English society. Presents the story of a lowly tailor's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord High Executioner and a Japanese prince who is on the run from an arranged marriage."
"In the Japanese town of Titipu, a wandering minstrel, Nanki-Poo is searching for Yum-Yum, one of "Three little maids from school" with whom he has fallen in love. But Yum-Yum is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. Ko-Ko is under pressure from the absent Mikado to perform an execution and persuades the suicidal Nanki-Poo to be his victim. The fact that Nanki-Poo is in fact the heir to the throne of Japan creates an awkward situation when the Mikado arrives in person."
"The Emperor of Japan, the Mikado, wants an execution, and Ko-Ko, the Lord High-Exexcutioner, is desperate for a victim. He agrees that his fiancee Yum-Yum can marry her true love, Nanki-Poo - but only for a month. In return, Nanki-Poo agrees to be executed, leaving Ko-Ko to reclaim Yum-Yum. Complications arise, but, eventually the lovers are united."@en
"Brian MacDonald's stunning version of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic comic opera was a hit at the Stratford Festival. Cloaked in the guise of a Japanese musical drama, The Mikado is a spoof of Victorian English society. The plot involves a lowly tailer's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord High Executioner."
"English comic operetta set in the Japanese fairy-tale village of Titipu spoofs English customs and manners. Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, is plagued by a terrible quandary: the emperor has instructed him to produce a head or forfeit his own. Meanwhile, Nanki-Poo searches for Yum-Yum who is betrothed to Ko-Ko."
"The cheap tailor Ko-Ko was deemed Lord High Executioner under remarkable circumstances and faces a great challenge when the Mikado, Emperor of Japan, sends notice that if an execution does not take place within the month, the Town of Titipu will be dishonored and Ko-Ko himself will lose his head. The situation is complicated when Ko-Ko claims to have executed a wandering minstrel who turns out to be the Mikado's son; and to save the lives of his friends and himself, he must win the hand of the sadistic, unattractive Katisha. The opera is considered Gilbert and Sullivan's best work, and never ceases to amaze new generations."
"Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko who is under pressure from the absent Mikado to perform an execution of the wandering minstrel Nanki-Poo, who is in fact the heir to the throne of Japan. It creates an awkward situation when the Mikado arrives in person."
"The parody of British Victorian life, spiced with the usual topical allusions to English customs and institutions, set in a Japanese Never-Never Land, is performed by The Australian Opera."
"In the Japanese town of Titipu, a wandering minstrel, Nanki-Poo, is searching for Yum-Yum, one of the "Three littles maids from school" with whom he has fallen in love. But Yum-Yum is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner ..."@en
"In the Japanese town of Titipu, a wandering minstrel, Nanki-Poo is searching for Yum-Yum, one of "Three little maids from school" with whom he has fallen in love. But Yum-Yum is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko is under pressure from the absent Mikaso to perform an execution and persuades the suicidal Nanki-Poo to be his victim. The fact that Nanki-Poo is in fact the heir to the throne of Japan creates an awkward situation when the Mikado arrives in person."
"Nanki-Poo, fils du Mikado du Japon, a fui la cour impériale de son père pour échapper au mariage avec Katisha, une dame âgée. Maintenant, déguisé en musicien itinérant, il rencontre et tombe amoureux de Yum-Yum, la jeune pupille de Ko-Ko, un tailleur bon marché dans la ville de Titipu. Yum-Yum, cependant, est déjà fiancée à son tuteur, et Nanki-Poo en est désespéré. Avec Kenny Baker (Nanki-Poo), Martyn Green (Ko-Ko), Sydney Granville (Pooh-Bah), John Barclay (The Mikado), Gregory Stroud (Pish-Tush), Jean Colin (Yum-Yum), Constance Willis (Katisha), Elizabeth Paynter (Pitti-Sing), Kathleen Naylor (Peep-Bo); the London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company."
"Escaping from a distasteful marriage, Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, arrives in the town of Titipu - disguised as a musician."@en
"Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado, arrives in the town of Titipu disguised as a musician, seeking the young girl, Yum-Yum, with whom he has fallen in love. He wants to marry her but first must contend with her guardian, Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, who has every intention of marrying Yum-Yum himself."
"The Mikado's son (Nanki-Poo) dons a disguise to confuse an elderly admirer."
"The Mikado's son (Nanki-Poo) dons a disguise to confuse an elderly admirer."@en
""This multi-award winning production of The Mikado is the second in the Essgee Gilbert & Sullivan Trilogy ... this original cast recording"--Container."
"Set in Japan, this operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan involves Nanki-Poo, who in disguise offers himself to the Lord High Executioner, to be beheaded, on the condition that he can marry Ko-Ko's ward Yum-Yum."
"A spoof of Victorian English society cloaked in the guise of a Japanese musical drama. A lowly tailor who has been transformed from a country jail prisoner to the rank of Lord Executioner is ordered by the emperor to produce a head or forfeit his own."
"Presented in the chronological order they were first performed are 12 of the comic operas of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert and composer Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan."@en
"A spoof of Victorian English society. Presents the story of a lowly tailor's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord Executioner."@en
"In this production of Gilbert and Sullivan's light opera, the action is moved from Japan to an idealized England of the 1920s."@en
"Set in Japan, involving Nanki-Poo who in disguise offers himself to the Lord High Executioner, to be beheaded, on the condition that he can marry Ko-Ko's ward Yum-Yum."@en
"The parody of British Victorian life, spiced with the usual topical allusions to English customs and institutions, set in a Japanese Never-Never Land."
"This English comic operetta is set in the Japanese fairy-tale village of Titipu and is a hilarious spoof on English customs and manners, with beautiful melodies set by Sir Arthur Sullivan to the incredibly witty dialogue of W.S. Gilbert. Ko-Ko, the Lord Executioner, is plagued by a terrible quandary: the emperor has instructed him to produce a head or forfeit his own."
"Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko, who is betrothed to Yum-Yum, is under pressure from the absent Mikado to perform an execution. He convinces the wandering minstrel Nanki-Poo, who is in fact the heir to the throne of Japan to be his victim, which creates an awkward situation when the Mikado arrives in person."@en
"In the Janapese town of Titipu, a wandering minstrel, Nanki-Poo, is searching for Yum-Yum, one of the "Three little maids from school" with whom he has fallen in love. But Yum-Yum is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. Ko-Ko is under pressure from the absent Mikado to perform an execution and persuades the suicidal Nanki-Poo to be his victim. The fact that Nanki-Poo is in fact the heir to the throne of Japan creates an awkward situation when the Mikado arrives in person."
"Cloaked in the guise of a Japanese musical drama, the Mikado tells the tale of a lowly tailor's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord Executioner."@en
"Ko-Ko, the Lord Executioner, is plagued by a terrible quandary: the emperor has instructed him to produce a head or forfeit his own."
"Ko-Ko, the Lord Executioner, is plagued by a terrible quandary: the emperor has instructed him to produce a head or forfeit his own."@en
"The action of the classic operetta has been moved from Japan to an idealized England of the 1920's and 30's. Reset in an art deco seaside resort complete with tap-dancing bell-hops, white pianos and silver potted palms, the entire production has been staged in shades of black and white with unexpected splashes of color."@en
"The Mikado, although cloaked in the guise of Japanese musical drama, is really a merry spoof of victorian English society. The plot revolves around Ko-Ko, a lowly tailor who has been taken from jail and exalted to the rank of Lord High Executioner."@en
"A wandering minstrel, Nanki-Poo, is searching for Yum-Yum, with whom he has fallen in love. But Yum-Yum is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. Ko-Ko is under pressure from the absent Mikado to perform an execution and persuades the suicidal Nanki-Plo to be his victim. The fact that Nanki-Poo is in fact the heir to the throne of Japan creates an awkward situation when the Mikado arrives in person."@en
"Presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's spoof of Victorian society in the guise of a Japanese musical drama."
"Presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's spoof of Victorian society in the guise of a Japanese musical drama."@en
"A comic opera by Gilbert and Sullian which is a spoof of Victorian England."