But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. His performance is top-notch and Valerie Masterson, the soprano singing the part of Yum-Yum is his perfect counterpart. The best DVD of Gilbert and Sullivan. The mikado of Japan: The emperor of Japan and the father of Nanki-Poo, the mikado is the law. Although Yum-Yum is delighted to see Nanki-Poo again, they cannot marry. Ko-Ko flees to Nanki-Poo for help. Nanki-Poo loves Yum-Yum but she’s betrothed to Ko-Ko, the new Lord High Executioner. And is now masquerading in this town, disguised as a Second Trombone. In fact, “When [his] majesty says, ‘Let a thing be done,’ it’s as good as done—practically it is done—because [his] majesty’s will is law.” Unfortunately, first he may have to cut his own head off. The mikado of Japan: The emperor of Japan and the father of Nanki-Poo, the mikado is the law. Hilarity Ensues. The Mikado is in amateur productions all over this country and all have the immediate advantages of live theater by dedicated Savoyards. Mikado. Together, they make beautiful music as in their duets. He flees his court to escape the amorous attentions of an elderly stateswoman. Select the department you want to search in, A sincere effort to preserve the original traditions of the D'Oyly Carte Company, Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016. In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. Katisha settles for Koko, the town's executioner. I'm not a fan of the Mikado in the first place. The whole film is rather bitty, however, with an odd prologue explaining how Nanki Poo flees the court to escape from Katisha. Nanki-Poo loves Yum-Yum but she’s betrothed to Ko-Ko, the new Lord High Executioner. Nanki-Poo, the son of the royal mikado, arrives in Titipu disguised as a peasant and looking for Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo seeks Yum-Yum, the beautiful, self-absorbed ward of Ko-Ko, who is to marry her protector shortly. When the Mikado orders a beheading, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko try to come to an arrangement that doesn’t involve anyone losing their head! In fact, “When [his] majesty says, ‘Let a thing be done,’ it’s as good as done—practically it is done—because [his] majesty’s will is law.” Nanki-Poo: The son of the mikado, Nanki-Poo The Mikado was their ninth operetta together, following Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant. Ko-Ko. A year ago, Nanki-Poo (son of the Mikado, in disguise as a musician) met Yum-Yum and fell in love with her. Bottom Line First: Overall this is a fair production. In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. Daily themed reserves the features of the typical classic crossword with clues that need to be solved both down and across. He then tells Yum-Yum to go off and marry Nanki-Poo to keep him quiet. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their … Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado (the Japanese emperor), has fled in disguise to avoid marrying a much older suitor (Katisha), and to find and marry his own beloved, the beautiful Yum-Yum. Synopsis A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father’s imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Disguised as a traveling musician, he met and fell in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a … He comes back to pursue his beloved Yum-Yum, but is is initially forbidden to marry her by her guardian Ko-Ko. Yum-Yum, however, is the ward of Ko-Ko, the lord high executioner, and has become betrothed to him against her will. Go for Jonatan Miller's Black and White Mikado! English National Opera, London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES, English National Opera is a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (Company number 00426792).Charity Registered Number 257210. Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, & Pitti-Sing. The Mikado The son of the Mikado, while traveling about Japan disguised as a wandering minstrel, Nanki-Poo, to escape marriage with the unattractive Katisha, falls in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum who is engaged to Ko-Ko, her guardian. Which leaves the two D'Oyly Carte stars, both legendary names still in G&S circles. This Thirties film has more gusto, though, and in more inventive, so if you can put up with the cuts, it's still worth having. Love G&S but this can not compare with the newer BLACK AND WHITE MIKADO set in the 1920s that is pure genius but this is somewhat over staged as if the producer was trying to turn it into Grand Opera which it is not! He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. He and Sidney Granville are very good. Somewhere in the world, on any night, someone is performing a G&S operetta. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I recommend this more as a piece of theater and movie history. He knows how to adapt his stage performance for the camera, unlike Martyn Green, who seems to pitch it in exactly the same way he would have done in the theatre. The Mikado arrives and with him, Katisha. The rest of the cast is fine, though Pitti Sing looks slightly older than seventeen! Mikado. When the Mikado orders a beheading, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko try to come to an arrangement that doesn’t involve anyone losing their head! For instance, in Pish-Tush's song "Our great Mikado, virtuous man", he sings: "The youth who winked a roving eye / Or breathed a non-connubial sigh / Was thereupon condemned to die – / He usually objected." This 1930s film has been shown on Channel 4 in the 1980s, in a bright clean print, so why this DVD is by turns too dark in early scenes & washy-coloured later on I can't imagine. The Mikado premiered in London at the Savoy Theatre, Richard D’Oyly Carte’s theater, on 14 March 1885. "The Mikado" is the story of the son of the Japanese emperor (or Mikado) who returns to his native village after a year spent fleeing from the elderly Katisha, a woman in his father's court who loves him. This works only because Gilbert treats these themes as trivial, even lighthearted issues. The Mikado, in full The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, operetta in two acts by W.S. The Mikado is one of the most famous and best-loved of Gilbert and Sullivan ‘s operettas. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, premiered in 1885. One of the most famous, if not the most-famous work by Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado, or, the Town of Titipu opened in 1885. Singing, acting and choreography first class. He's certainly preferable to the milk-and-water tenors that traditionally play the part. There's a problem loading this menu right now. So, when a message from the Mikado is received commanding an immediate execution, Ko-Ko persaudes Nanki-Poo to be the victim, on condition that Nanki-Poo can enjoy one month of married bliss with Yum-Yum beforehand. He has disguised himself as a wandering minstrel to be near the village girl he loves Yum Yum. The story tells the comedic tale of Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, who fled his father’s imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Their love is complicated by an old woman named Katisha who believes she will marry Nanki Poo. He indicates that he has a variety of songs he can play. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2020. Learning of the upcoming marriage, Nanki-Poo is preparing to hang himself in despair when an edict arrives from the Mikado warning that Titipu is overdue for an execution. Ko-Ko gives His Majesty the fake certificate of execution, but Katisha reveals to the Mikado Nanki-Poo’s real identity. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. The show was first staged by an all-black company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1938. An interesting oddity, although I never like what Geoffery Toye, the conductor, does to G and S operas in the way of cutting and reordering. You have to unlock every single clue to be able to complete the whole crossword grid. It is very dated and the wonder of G&S is, like Shakespeare ... it is fit for any time!! The Mikado (Revival, Musical, Operetta, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 17, 1933 and played through Apr 29, 1933. Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado but disguised as a wandering minstrel, is on the run to escape the clutches of Katisha, a truly frightening “daughter-in-law elect.” Nanki-Poo loves Yum-Yum, but Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum’s guardian, wants to marry her himself. Instructed to execute somebody before The Mikado returns, Ko-Ko happens upon Nanki-Poo, who is in love with the maiden Yum-Yum, and contemplating suicide because she's due to marry Ko-Ko himself. When the Mikado orders a beheading, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko try to come to an arrangement that doesn’t involve anyone losing their head! A Mikado was a Japanese emperor, while Titipu refers to a fictional Japanese town in which the story takes place. Without telling the truth about who he is, Nanki-Poo explains that several months earlier he had fallen in love with Yum-Yum; however she was already betrothed to Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, and he saw that his suit was hopeless. Ko-Ko discovers that the bride of a beheaded man must be buried alive, so Yum-Yum decides that she will not marry Nanki-Poo after all. Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019. The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu is a two-act operetta. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. The Mikado is one of the most famous and best-loved of Gilbert and Sullivan‘s operettas. It featured a setting transposed from Japan to a tropical island. The term for this rhetorical technique is meiosis, a drastic understatement of the situation. In the end, Nanki Poo and Yum Yum are united. You have to unlock every single clue to be able to complete the whole crossword grid. It is announced that the Mikado will visit, so Ko-Ko bribes the town dignitary Pooh-Bah to swear that Nanki-Poo has already been beheaded. The Mikado (Revival, Musical, Operetta, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 2, 1987 and played through May 3, 1987. ), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2017. The Mikado was originally staged at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885 with Mr. R. Temple as the Mikado, Durward Lely as Nanki-Poo, George Grossmith as Ko-Ko, Rutland Barrington as Pooh-Bah and Leonora Braham as Yum-Yum. Tenor Phillip Potter portrays Nanki Poo, the son of the Mikado disguised as a wondering minstrel. That is, it's rather difficult. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In a quite fictionalized version of Japan, Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado (the Emperor) wanders the streets as a Wandering Minstrel. With the exception of (the excellent) Kenny Baker,who was American;this Mikado is a pure D'Oyly Carte (cast) delight. The townsmen want to know how Ko-Ko will comply with the Mikado's decree [With aspect stern (Act I Finale)]. Somewhere in the world, on any night, someone is performing a G&S operetta. The Mikado orders that Ko-Ko and all involved be boiled in oil. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Interesting vintage film of G and S Classic, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2013. All rejoice over this resolution, but the festivities are rudely interrupted by the appearance of Katisha. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. Instructed to execute somebody before The Mikado returns, Ko-Ko happens upon Nanki-Poo, who is in love with the maiden Yum-Yum, and contemplating suicide because she's due to marry Ko-Ko himself. Several important songs are cut, & that lovely aria sung by Yum Yum (The Sun Whose Rays...) Is here sung by both her AND Nanki Poo, separately, and at different points in the film. Seeing an opportunity, Ko-Ko decides to help Nanki-Poo have his death wish and to be with Yum-Yum. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Nanki Poo is the son of the Mikado. You could call it a racist take on Japan with the intent of commenting on British society, but I think more or less Gilbert and Sullivan took a culture they knew little about, and made a light opera out of it. (Some of the film's costumes are so weird they can only be authentic, notably Ko-Ko's jacket and the clothing worn by Katisha's bearers. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2008. A Second Trombone! But Yum-Yum is betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko. The Mikado of Japan - Michael Consoli Nanki-Poo - Robert Kimball Ko-Ko - Daniel Lyons Pooh-Bah - James E. Felton Pish-Tush - Michael Kostrzewa A Nobleman - Barry Grinnell Yum-Yum - Amanda Raphaelson Pitti-Sing - Shirley Santilhano Peep-Bo - Syril Lessans Katisha - Rosalie Santilhano Chorus of Noblemen, Women, and Schoolgirls - Darlene Allen, John Anderson, Tim Briceland … All cower except Pitti-Sing, who taunts Katisha. The comic actor John Reed sings Ko-Ko the Lord High Executioner. Nothing like that has been seen outside "Flash Gordon" films!). Based on the popular opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, this is the tale of the adventures of Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado. The Mikado arrives and is interested to hear that an execution has taken place but Katisha notices Nanki-Poo’s name on the warrant of execution and tells the Mikado. The Mikado is a comedy that deals with themes of death and cruelty. Other examples of thi… It's quite easy. Important songs are missing, or cut short. The story of its conception was dramatized in the 1999 film Topsy Turvy. However, Ko-Ko has instead been raised to the rank of Lord High Executioner. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. All agree to this satisfactory solution when Katisha, an older woman who the Mikado has promised can marry Nanki-Poo, arrives to expose Nanki-Poo. Disguised as a traveling musician, he met and fell in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Nanki-Poo. As a film it still look very good, with well-researched, authentic-looking sets & costumes, different from, but not necessarily better than the ones D'Oyly Carte used between the 1920s - 1980s. Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado (the Japanese emperor), has fled in disguise to avoid marrying a much older suitor (Katisha), and to find and marry his own beloved, the beautiful Yum-Yum. One of the most famous, if not the most famous work by Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado, or, the Town of Titipu opened in 1885. Gilbert (libretto) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (music) that premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885. Unfortunately, first he may have to cut his own head off. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. The book and lyrics were written by W. S. Gilbert. Later that year, it transferred to Broadway. The story of its conception was dramatized in the 1999 film Topsy Turvy. I had always wanted to see this film, as it's the only chance to see Martyn Green in one of the parts he played for D'Oyly Carte. Nanki Poo, the hero, is played rather charmingly by Kenny Baker, an American crooner my mother once told me was quite a teenage heartthrob. The Mikado (136) IMDb 6.4 1h 26min 13+ Based on the popular opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, this is the tale of the adventures of Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado. The operetta premiered 14 March 1885 at the Savoy Theatre, London, with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Disguised as a traveling musician, he met and fell in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father’s imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. The music was written by Arthur Sullivan. This is not the place to start if you are beginning your life as a Savoyard. "The Mikado" is an operetta set in Japan. Mikado. Ko-Ko introduces Nanki-Poo as his volunteer, and Nanki-Poo embraces Yum-Yum. Daily themed reserves the features of the typical classic crossword with clues that need to be solved both down and across. Nanki-Poo. The Mikado himself (of whom we see more than we do in the original opera) is smoother than the usual blustering Darrell Fancourt/Donald Adams/John Ayldon style of playing it. Of the two I prefer Sydney Granville, a very fine baritone & a droll actor reminiscent of Alistair Sim. (Interestingly, his successor John Reed made the very same mistake 30-odd years later, also in a cinema film of "The Mikado"). This weekend that honor falls to The Lamplighters He goes by the name of — Katisha. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He immediately sentences the culprits to death and the only way that Nanki-Poo can safely come to life again is for Katisha to be married to someone else – so Ko-Ko obliges. This weekend that honor falls to The Lamplighters The work was a triumph from the beginning. The Mikado of Japan - Michael Consoli Nanki-Poo - Robert Kimball Ko-Ko - Daniel Lyons Pooh-Bah - James E. Felton Pish-Tush - Michael Kostrzewa A Nobleman - Barry Grinnell Yum-Yum - Amanda Raphaelson Pitti-Sing - Shirley Santilhano Peep-Bo - Syril Lessans Katisha - Rosalie Santilhano Chorus of Noblemen, Women, and Schoolgirls - Darlene Allen, John Anderson, Tim … He has a naive boyish charm, sings well enough, but can't act for tofu! Hilarity Ensues. Mixed Pickles (That's a G&S in-joke, folks! Meanwhile, a hapless tailor named Ko-Ko has … Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado but disguised as a wandering minstrel, is on the run to escape the clutches of Katisha, a truly frightening “daughter-in-law elect.” Nanki-Poo loves Yum-Yum, but Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum’s guardian, wants to marry her himself. Nanki-___ of The Mikado crossword clue belongs to Daily Themed Crossword September 29 2020. (Ruddigore suffered at his hands for many years). Seeing an opportunity, Ko-Ko decides to help Nanki-Poo have his death wish and to be with Yum-Yum. In a quite fictionalized version of Japan, Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado (the Emperor) wanders the streets as a Wandering Minstrel. He flees his court to escape the amorous attentions of an elderly stateswoman. Nanki-___ of The Mikado crossword clue belongs to Daily Themed Crossword September 29 2020. It represent a sincere effort to bring an old and tradition limited production into the world of film. The Mikado, otherwise known as “The Town of Titipu”, is the ninth comic opera by the duo W.S. When Nanki-Poo hears that Ko-Ko has been condemned to death for flirting, he thinks that he will now be able to marry her. Yum-Yum, however, is the ward of Ko-Ko, the lord high executioner, and has become betrothed to him against her will. Since Nanki-Poo has married Yum-Yum, Katisha insists on their execution. Yes; would it be troubling you too much if I asked you to produce him? SYNOPSIS A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2016. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Nanki-Poo is introduced as a wandering minstrel. Being filmed added to the scope- more room to move than a stage. The finished product seems more earnest than entertaining. 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