Self-extracting Zipped Microsoft Word File (139K).This extensive discussion provides substantial background information on this opera, and is a must for anyone wanting to understand it better, produce it, or perform in it. Opera of the Week Discussion - Transcript of a discussion of The Mikado by members of the SavoyNet distribution list, Compiled by Bill McCann.American Mikado Poster Collection - A collection of high resolution scans of American Mikado posters from the 19th and early 20th centuries.D'Oyly Carte Picture Gallery - Pictures of D'Oyly Carte Productions, 1885-1982.Russell Flint of scenes from the opera.ġ926 costume designs for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Mikado Picture Gallery - beautiful watercolours by W.1926 Promotional Film for the new Ricketts Costumes for The Mikado.ġ907/8 Odeon recording with Walter Passmore as Ko-Ko. Mikado performed by the Edison Light OperaĬompany. Discography: Marc Shepherd's Mikado Discography.1895 Revival at the Savoy Theatre as seen by 'The Sketch'.from the book Titwillow by Guy and Claude Walmisley.Benford's Gilbert and Sullivan Lexicon at.The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Glossary.Interview given by Gilbert to the New York Daily Tribune on the genesis of The Mikado, 'The Story of a Stage Play'.Long summary from the Victor Book of the Opera (1936 edition).A really great way to enjoy this most popular of all light operas. Includes MIDI files for all of the music from the opera - nearly 1 hour and 20 minutes of music - accompanied by an illustrated libretto so that you can sing-along with the music. This score is available to download as a PDF Musical Solutions - G&S MIDI Rehearsal Files - David Cookson's site includes MIDI rehearsal files for all the G&S Operas, plus Cox and Box and Haddon Hall.įor piano duet by P.Of Vocal Scores, Reduced Orchestrations, etc. Of Sir Arthur Sullivan's original manuscript. Score: The Internet Archive also provides a digitized, browsable

Published by Pond can be downloaded from the Internet Archive in a variety Score: A nineteenth century American edition of the Vocal Score Sir Arthur Sullivan as seen through their Masterwork Comic Opera

Libretto with illustrations by Russell Flint, (1911) Īn Illustrated History of the Partnership of W.

Libretto published by Oliver Ditson, (n.d.).

Another Early D'Oyly Carte prompt book.A version of the libretto formatted for use with palmtop computers is available from the Palm Pirates web site.Rich text format (opens in most word processors).But none were nearly as good as the original, which represented both Gilbert and Sullivan at the height of their creative geniuses. This opera has delighted audiences for more than a century, and spawned a number of imitations. The most popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera, and arguably the most popular opera ever written.

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