The Mikado

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The Mikado is a popular comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, first performed in 1885, that satirizes British society through a fanciful Japanese setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Savoy opera
comic opera
authorOfLibretto W. S. Gilbert
cityOfFirstPerformance London
linked to: London, England
composer Arthur Sullivan
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPerformanceDate 1885-03-14
firstPerformanceYear 1885
firstRunProducer D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
firstRunVenue Savoy Theatre
genre operetta
satire
hasCharacter Katisha
Ko-Ko
Nanki-Poo
Pish-Tush
Pooh-Bah
The Mikado of Japan
linked to: The Mikado

Yum-Yum
hasFamousSong A Wand'ring Minstrel I
I've Got a Little List
The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring
The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
Three Little Maids from School Are We
Tit-Willow
hasTheme abuse of office
conflict between duty and desire
romantic entanglements
historicalPeriod Victorian era
influenced 20th-century musical theatre
language English
lyricist W. S. Gilbert
musicBy Arthur Sullivan
narrativeLocation Japan
notableFor use of a Japanese setting to satirize British society
numberOfActs 2
openingNumber If you want to know who we are
originalRunLanguage English
originalTheatreCompany D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
partOf Gilbert and Sullivan operas
placeOfFirstPerformance Savoy Theatre
producerAtPremiere Richard D'Oyly Carte
satirizes British bureaucracy
Victorian British society
capital punishment
setIn fictional town of Titipu
structure two-act comic opera
wordsBy W. S. Gilbert

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Alfred Drake notableWork The Mikado
The Mikado hasCharacter The Mikado of Japan
linked to: The Mikado
Alfie Boe performedIn The Mikado
Arthur Sullivan notableWork The Mikado
Russell Dykstra notableWork The Mikado
W. S. Gilbert notableWork The Mikado
Victor Schertzinger workedOn The Mikado
Victor Schertzinger directed The Mikado
Victor Schertzinger notableWork The Mikado
Muriel Angelus notableWork The Mikado
Muriel Angelus performedIn The Mikado
Philip Quast notableWork The Mikado
Titipu appearsIn The Mikado
subject linked to: fictional town of Titipu
Titipu partOfWork The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
subject linked to: fictional town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Titipu hasInhabitants The Mikado of Japan
subject linked to: fictional town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Titipu governedBy The Mikado of Japan
subject linked to: fictional town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Nanki-Poo appearsIn The Mikado
Nanki-Poo father The Mikado
Nanki-Poo relative The Mikado
Nanki-Poo appearsInAct Act I of The Mikado
linked to: The Mikado
Nanki-Poo appearsInAct Act II of The Mikado
linked to: The Mikado
Nanki-Poo associatedWork Act II finale of The Mikado
linked to: The Mikado
Yum-Yum appearsIn The Mikado
Yum-Yum partOfWork The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Yum-Yum appearsInAct Act I of The Mikado
linked to: The Mikado
Yum-Yum appearsInAct Act II of The Mikado
linked to: The Mikado
Ko-Ko appearsIn The Mikado
Ko-Ko firstAppearance The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Pooh-Bah fictionalUniverse The Mikado
Pooh-Bah appearsIn The Mikado
Pooh-Bah firstAppearance The Mikado, Act I
linked to: The Mikado
Pooh-Bah associatedWith The Mikado of Japan
linked to: The Mikado
Pooh-Bah workTitle The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Pish-Tush appearsIn The Mikado
Pish-Tush firstAppearanceWork The Mikado
Katisha appearsIn The Mikado
Katisha firstAppearance The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado
Three Little Maids from School Are We inWorkAct Act I of The Mikado
linked to: The Mikado
A Wand'ring Minstrel I partOf The Mikado
A Wand'ring Minstrel I opera The Mikado
I've Got a Little List workFromWhichTitleDerived The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu
linked to: The Mikado