Overview
The Mikado
SIDE-SPLITTING COMEDY
Widely regarded as the finest Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Mikado will captivate and humor you at every turn. Nanki-Poo, son of the Emperor of Japan, is desperately in love with Yum-Yum. But she is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner! Witty lyrics and brilliantly constructed plot twists make this tale of forbidden love, deception and beheadings a light-hearted favorite among opera-goers everywhere.
A COMEDIC MASTERPIECE
“'No one produces comedic opera like the Lyric Opera’ our patrons tell me each time we venture into the genre,” notes Lyric Opera Artistic Director Ward Holmquist. “Our desire in producing The Mikado is to play to this strength by balancing a season packed with tragic operas with this comic masterpiece.”
Widely regarded as the finest Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Mikado will captivate and humor you at every turn. Nanki-Poo, son of the Emperor of Japan, is desperately in love with Yum-Yum. But she is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner! Witty lyrics and brilliantly constructed plot twists make this tale of forbidden love, deception and beheadings a light-hearted favorite among opera-goers everywhere.
A COMEDIC MASTERPIECE
“'No one produces comedic opera like the Lyric Opera’ our patrons tell me each time we venture into the genre,” notes Lyric Opera Artistic Director Ward Holmquist. “Our desire in producing The Mikado is to play to this strength by balancing a season packed with tragic operas with this comic masterpiece.”
