A More Human Mikado - Donald Adams (HQ stereo version) The Mikado 1966

Footage taken from the 1966 film of 'The Mikado'.
Audio taken from a recording by Sir Malcolm Sargent in 1965.
I've synched these two as the original film soundtrack is mono and lacks clarity. I've also removed much of the blue tint which blights the DVD print of this film.
I hope you will enjoy it.

[@songsmith31a]

Marvellous. One of my earliest memories of discovering Gilbert & Sullivan was this song, with that vocal-chord rending screech of laughter so impressive to my boyhood mind.

[@danilo22uk]

I watch this constantly. I saw Donald Adams perform this live . There have been brilliant Mikados come and go, but Donald is hard to beat. I went to a concert with Anne Hood, and at the interval over a cup of coffee I spoke to an elderly lady and she said, yes, but Darrell Fancourt was hard to beat. But I bet you Donald made it his own.

[@karldelavigne8134]

The teacher at my school who introduced me to G&S also said Darrell Fancourt was the best. The 1936 recording is indeed excellent. I saw Donald Adams many times at Covent Garden and in his very last role in Don Pasquale, but sadly never in a Savoy opera.

[@andrewferguson5653]

This is excellent! Donald Adams is my favourite G&S bass.

[@steverosenberg266]

I've been graced with having watched Donald Adams perform many, many times! What a terrific talent!

[@rudiruttger]

Marvelous performance, marvelous piece! As fun to sing as to witness!

[@LeonoraBassisty104]

thank you very much from France

[@jbrianstephen8216]

Love this thank you very much.

[@tannercolegrove122]

I love the name of this channel. Mostly bc it reminds me of a clockwork orange which is my fav movie

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

NGL, I'm kinda digging Disney's live-action remake of _The Emperor's New Groove_ where Pacha overthrows Kuzco.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

This Mikado looks like the guy from _Renegades React_ .

[@whyis_hehere6638]

Omg I see it 😂

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

"painted with vigor" with permanent walnut juice? Come on, that's not how it goes and the funny thing is in this same exact play they put people who make jokes politically correct on the "list" lol.

[@freddiespreckley6324]

"Painted with vigour" is how the official D'Oyly Carte libretto has read, and how all professional performances (at least in the UK) have been sung, since 1948. As such, the modern lyric has been sung for longer, by over a decade, than the original was.