Work Title
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The Mikado
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Alternative. Title
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The Town of Titipu
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Name Translations
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Der Mikado; Mikadon; El Mikado; ミカド; أوبرا ميكادو; 미카도; Микадо; 帝王 (1939年電影); 帝王 (1939年电影); 米卡多; میکادو; המיקאדו; اوبرا ميكادو; Mikado (operetka)
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Name Aliases
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The Mikado (opérette); Three Little Maids from School; The mikado; El mikado; ミカド (喜歌劇); 日本天皇 (歌劇); 帝王; 日本天皇
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 2311147270547335700006; LCCN: n82227762; GND: 300159099; BNF: 139200534
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Composer
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Sullivan, Arthur
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAS 86
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1885
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First Performance.
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1885-03-14 in London, Savoy Theatre.
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Sir Arthur Sullivan (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1885 (vocal score); 1893? (full score)
- Vocal score (London: Chappell & Co.), 152 pages
- Full score (Leipzig: Bosworth & Co.), 333 pages
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Librettist
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William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- The Mikado of Japan (bass or bass-baritone)
Nanki-Poo, His Son, disguised as a wandering minstrel and in love with Yum-Yum (tenor) Ko-Ko, The Lord High Executioner of Titipu (comic baritone) Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else (baritone) Pish-Tush, A Noble Lord (baritone) Go-To, A Noble Lord (bass-baritone) Yum-Yum, A Ward of Ko-Ko, also engaged to Ko-Ko (soprano) Pitti-Sing, A Ward of Ko-Ko (mezzo-soprano) Peep-Bo, A Ward of Ko-Ko (soprano or mezzo-soprano) Katisha, An Elderly lady, in love with Nanki-Poo (contralto)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
- School-Girls, Nobles, Guards and Coolies
Orchestra
- 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon
2 horns, 2 cornets, 2 trombones timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'The Mikado'
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Discography
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Gilbert & Sullivan Discography
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External Links
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Wikipedia article; Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
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Extra Information
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There is some confusion about the actual date of issue for the Bosworth full score. The entry for this work (p.577) in James Fuld's The Book of World-Famous Music mentions an issue of 25 copies from Bosworth as early as 1893, despite the given date of 1898 in the biography by Arthur Lawrence published in 1899. The entry in Monatsbericht (1900), p.03 (October) is likewise mentioned, though this seems late.
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