Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado

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Sarah Lenton for Building a Library recommends the best recording of The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan. This evergreen Savoy Opera concerns the comic goings-on of a motley crew of characters. Ostensibly set in Japan, this Gilbert and Sullivan favourite is in fact a biting satire on British manners and customs. Recommended recording: Donald Adams (The Mikado), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Nanki-Poo), Richard Suart (Ko-Ko), Felicity Palmer (Katisha), Marie McLaughlin (Yum-Yum), Janice Watson (Peep-Bo), Anne Howells (Pitti-Sing), Richard Van Allan (Pooh-Bah), Nicholas Folwell (Pish-Tush), Welsh National Opera Chorus, Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) TELARC CD80284 (CD) Other recommended recordings: Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Sarah also liked, although we can’t guarantee the availability of these discs. DVD Donald Adams (The Mikado), Philip Potter (Nanki-Poo), John Reed (Ko-Ko), Valerie Masterson (Yum-Yum), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey (conductor) BRITISH HOME ENTERTAINMENT BHE00IV Highlights Richard Angas (The Mikado), Bonaventura Bottone (Nanki-Poo), Eric Idle (Ko-Ko), Richard Van Allan (Pooh-Bah), Mark Richardson (Pish-Tush), Lesley Garrett (Yum-Yum), Jean Rigby (Pitti-Sing), Susan Bullock (Peep-Bo), Felicity Palmer (Katisha), English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Peter Robinson (conductor) Donald Adams (The Mikado), Thomas Round (Nanki-Poo), Peter Pratt (Ko-Ko), Kenneth Sandford (Pooh-Bah), Alan Styler (Pish-Tush), Jean Hindmarsh (Yum-Yum), Beryl Dixon (Pitti-Sing), Jennifer Toye (Peep-Bo), Ann Drummond-Grant (Katisha), New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey (conductor) AUSTRALIAN ELOQUENCE ELQ4807090 (2CD)