The Mikado 2015 Gilbert & Sullivan

[@enzorebelo9830]

Act I 0:00 - Overture 6:00 - If you want to know who we are 8:35 - A Wand'ring Minstrel I 13:51 - Our Great Mikado, virtuous man 19:33 - Young man, despair 22:59 - Behold the Lord High Executioner 27:38 - As some day it may happen (I've got a little list) 34:08 - Comes a train of little ladies 36:18 - Three little maids from school are we 40:33 - So please you, Sir, we much regret 45:45 - Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted 52:41 - I am so proud 1:00:41 - With aspect stern and gloomy stride 1:02:43 - The threatened cloud has passed away 1:05:25 - Your revels cease! 1:08:58 - For he's going to marry Yum-Yum 1:10:24 - The hour of gladness 1:13:08 - Ye torrents roar! Act II 1:15:50 - Braid the raven hair 1:19:30 - The sun whose rays are all ablaze 1:24:31 - (Madrigal) Brightly dawns our wedding day 1:31:11 - Here's a how-de-do 1:37:04 - Mi-ya Sa-ma 1:38:17 - From every kind of man obedience I expect 1:39:55 - A more humane Mikado 1:45:00 - The criminal cried as he dropped him down 1:53:44 - See how the Fates their gifts allot 1:58:14 - The flowers that bloom in the spring 2:00:10 - Alone, and yet alive 2:06:27 - On a tree by a river (Willow, tit-willow) 2:10:08 - There is beauty in the bellow of the blast 2:14:40 - For he's gone and married Yum-Yum 2:15:25 - The threatened cloud has passed away

[@bettyottman1718]

🎼🎼🎼🎼🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@janetallen5078]

Bravo. My goodness, from the sets, costumes, orchestra, and talent, this is one of my favorites of all the Mikado productions. You either love G&S or you hate them. I ❤️ them all. But, this one does stand alone. 🎉

[@rtrevalexislarue3515]

I was fortunate to see this Production 3times and was enthralled,absorbed, and delighted with every careful detail that was employed to make this not just a nostalgia moment, but instead a delight with what can be seen through new eyes WITHOUT losing the universal satire and GENIUS of G&S THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING IT !! ❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@phildunn3195]

Yes, brilliant. I've tried very hard to find a copy. It seems to be available at Altiva, but perhaps it's defunct.

[@65NART]

I saw it when it first ran in 1987 at ENO with Lesley Garrett and Botone Bonaventura. Fabulous.

[@aaronjclarke1973]

❤❤❤

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

​​@@65NARTme too!!!!!😂😂❤❤ In fact I also remember Jonathan Miller being interviewed about it and will never forget his response to what he thought of the opera and he said "well of course it's not remotely Japanese is it, it's just English people tit-arsing about!" Which it is😂😊

[@ShaddySoldier]

Ive seen mikado twice live and ive been lucky enough to see them performed in traditional japamese costume, once in theater and once luckly enough during a backstanfe rehersal. I prefer it done in traditional japamese costume but in english clothing it is jsut as fantastic and nothing is lost. What a fantastic operetta.

[@bettyottman1718]

It's Back. I Thought it was in 2017, please don't reject it, We love it.

[@catherinejones9396]

This was absolutely marvellous. Thank you, very much. Some of Sullivan's music qualifies as being like the best in grand opera. Terrific thank you,

[@bettyottman1718]

Stunningly Beautiful.

[@AC-xh3pn]

The last time I was able to find this brilliant rendition was right around the start of the pandemic before youtube took it down. Glad to see it's finally back! Thank you for the re-upload AC Vancouver Canada 17/6/23

[@bettyottman1718]

We adore it. 💖💖💖💖💖

[@Scuddee]

Thinking the exact same thing!!

[@philiphoel4290]

I would've loved to know what the totally arbitrary KZbin police censors found so objectionable about it that they felt like they needed to censor it. Somebody must have gotten all butt hurt about non Asians playing Asian characters.

[@bettyottman1718]

@@philiphoel4290Show some Respect to Cultures please.

[@cathydyer3774]

Once you have been in a school production of The Mikado, you never forget it. 🤩🎵🎵🎤🎎

[@keithsoifer3079]

My parents played G&S daily.

[@williamrowley2019]

My school did a beautiful production of the Mikado.

[@widowrumstrypze9705]

My late Dad was in The Mikado when he was in high school, back in the learly 1940's. He talked about it all the time! I was brought up on G&S, but didn't have the voice for music, but Dad encouraged my theatre career, regardless! I ended up working for the largest musical theatre house on the West coast, and a donor to the local G&S Society's Youth program. We gotta keep it alive!

[@hanagloriaedelblum5693]

Brilliant production in every detail! What a joy!

[@Poisonturtle44]

Been looking for this for two years now. God bless you, mate.

[@abiwardani3944]

REALLLL

[@bettyottman1718]

Don't reject it please, We love it.

[@drr5117]

Is this one available on DVD?

[@phildunn3195]

​@@drr5117I saw it on Altiva's website, but they seem to be out of business as I got no response. LMK if you have better luck.

[@WilHenDavis]

Many thanks for sharing this stunning performance! What a gem! 😊😊😊

[@bettyottman1718]

Like a Precious Jewel.

[@christophesingio9801]

Unique !!!!!!!! I attended this production at ENO-London on 1986.

[@bettyottman1718]

Truly inspiring.

[@steelcrown7130]

Me too!

[@MrUngy]

Eine tolle Aufführung! Die Musik ist wundervoll und super gespielt !

[@bettyottman1718]

❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋

[@myrnahuichapan7624]

You are my new favorite G&S friend!!! What a delight! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@SheilaYungk]

OMG!! I fell in love with the young man who played Nanki-Poo!! As soon as I heard him sing. I was so curious to see this revival. I didn’t think I would like it, but the talent is undeniable. Bravo to this wonderful cast!!! And orchestra!!!!

[@StanRay-r1j]

This has all of the best interpretations in this excellent production and outstanding performances. It’s so much fun!

[@johnpayne8251]

Best ever Thank you great cast.

[@davidparmet603]

Yay! It's back! This time I'll download it before it vanishes again.

[@bettyottman1718]

Covid-19 is Gone Forever. So we can watch it.

[@onthebrink4735]

@@bettyottman1718 Nope, COVID is on the rise again. Apparently you haven't heard yet. I know, so much going on in the world lately makes it kind of impossible to keep up with everything anymore.

[@Dianaemanuel]

A joy! I adore this production. :-)

[@steeleye2112]

Undoubtedly brilliant performance and the only reason it's not my favourite of all time is due to the comparison with the original cast which is hardly fair. That cast was a once in a lifetime gathering of many of the best performers to have existed, with direct input from Miller, who was without doubt a genius.

[@mamascarlatti]

I saw that original one too - it was hilarious

[@joebeck1888]

That's a fabulous production. From a professional point of view the set, costumes and lighting were amazing. Thank you. That was great. 💞

[@mariannesmith5379]

Wonderful production Thank you

[@StanRay-r1j]

This has all of the best interpretations in this excellent production and outstanding performances.

[@tomshea8382]

Pro tip: Next time one does The Mikado, try to avoid making Katisha as attractive as any other woman on the stage.

[@AvromBaker]

Absolutely fantastic thank you sharing this

[@r8chlletters]

A divine treat 🤍

[@proinloin]

Brilliant production. Comic Operetta at its best. The sets are beautiful and the costumes to match. superb orchesta,

[@z.l.burington1183]

This production is incredible. Some parts had me in tears.

[@58christiansful]

I am familiar with the original production with Eric Idle (as KO KO) but this is nearly as brilliant. And as bright and polished as a new button. And a good updated Little List.

[@davidlauder-qi5zv]

Original production of the Mikado? That would be the Savoy Theatre production in London in the 1880s by the company of theatrical impressario Sir Richard D'Oylie Carte, surely? The version with Eric Idle was a little later...

[@58christiansful]

@@davidlauder-qi5zv I meant the original JONATHAN MILLER production.

[@steelcrown7130]

This is bizarre. I am watching, from Australia, in 2023, the same production, even down to the sets (the circular white seat for example), the accents ("Lord Hay Executioner" in "Young man despair") of the English National Opera production I saw in London in 1986. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Looked it up. I'm right. A very nice revival, but a revival of a 1986 production it is indeed.

[@danfelder8062]

Yes, this is the 14th revival I believe.

[@glennfox2704]

The grandest Performance ever😊😊😊😊

[@bruceweaver1518]

Having loved Gilbert & Sullivan since I was a little boy, my love finally culminated in my first play about the Team. This production, based on The Peter Cook version, is handsome, well-acted and professionally presented. The orchestra is excellent, and the principals have voice and comic talent. I wonder though why the production was not done in Japanese dress? Some things other than these also command attention. Gilbert. Himself, used to re-write his own lyrics for updating. However Gilbert did not re-write his “Little List” completely but slipped the re-writes into the original lyrics. While this revision is clever and updated I wished that some of the original lyrics were reinstated. All Gilbert & Sullivan is bright, funny, and enveloped in high quality which guarantees good entertainment.

[@douglassutherland-bruce1098]

I think you'll find this is based on the Jonathan Miller version - there is on KZbin, a programme of his actually directing it from audition to opening night. - fascinating.

[@GrahamBrown-tc4jn]

In addition, Miller always maintained that The Mikado was essentially an English story wrapped in Japanese clothing. He decided just to mount the production as a purely English narrative.

[@treesny]

He was right. A brilliant production. @@GrahamBrown-tc4jn

[@stevenmathers6661]

"Based on"? It IS the Jonathan Miller production.

[@abiwardani3944]

LMAO ITS BACKKKK THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@bettyottman1718]

Wow. Please don't reject it.

[@josephcollins6033]

THIS IS SPECTACULAR!!!!! I cannot believe the money and talent going into an operetta. Wonderful!! So much better than half the junk the Met has produced for the past 30 years! Thank you!!!

[@johnslimko6938]

That's a bit presumptious old boy. SO puffed up !

[@josephcollins6033]

@@johnslimko6938 You are at least comical. And, I should have said MOST of the junk...

[@samueljaramillo4221]

The Met does not produce junk!

[@josephcollins6033]

@@samueljaramillo4221 It's fine for you to believe that. Enjoy what you like. You don't know much at all about singing and production. But, that has nothing to do with the joy you get from the productions.

[@65NART]

@@josephcollins6033and you do about singing and production? Puffed up much………?

[@mrcdad]

That was spectacular!!!

[@franky.378]

that was amazing! first time for me and i can't wait to learn everything about this play :D

[@josephcollins6033]

Thank you!!

[@bogirrasmussen4883]

My favorite of the Mikado !! ❤

[@Panwere36]

This is a perennial favorite live production of mine, one of only three done in this century that I find very true to the material in spirit and character portrayal. A wonderful and ever so subtle bit of nonverbal acting comes from "Pooh-Bah", who slowly straightens up on "Ko-Ko" realizing that an affidavit would be all needed to satisfy as "proof of an execution.

[@Wanamaker1946]

This was excellent!

[@bettyottman1718]

How Precious.

[@FenrirWolfganger]

This evening I found out my BFF had never watched any G&S (never, not even hardly ever), quickly found this on KZbin, Thank You from both of us for a really enjoyable evening. (Next time we're off work together we're getting The Pirates of Penzance on Google TV).

[@brian40115]

Outstandingly brilliant!

[@johnyelcick4572]

A wonderfully staged production. The vision of a roaring 20’s grand resort hotel is unique. A large and talented cast. The surround sound mix is amazing - I watched it with a friend who is legally blind; she was grateful to “be in the concert hall.” Interestingly I saw a production at the Lincoln Center in 2003 or so, and the same orange menace was at the top of the executioner’s list in this production, too!

[@tomshea8382]

It's actually supposed to be the 30's, in the spirit of the Jack Buchanan movie musicals of the times, like "This'll Make You Whistle."

[@johnyelcick4572]

@@tomshea8382 thank you for correcting me. I always thought of the 30’s as the Great Depression Decade and lead up to WW2 for the US

[@tomshea8382]

@@johnyelcick4572 You are correct about all that. Less so for the British.

[@heatherschroedermullen2923]

Never have seen a better Pish Tush

[@bettyottman1718]

In the Original one in 1987, he had bright Orange Auburn Toupee.

[@tristanross3895]

Is there any way to get this, not the Eric Idle version, on DVD?

[@robertfitzpatrick4208]

Absolutely 'spiffing'. Great setting and singing.

[@MariaB-hi4gr]

I searched for this while watching Frasier S3 E4😄

[@stephenlord9]

Perfect. Best production ever. Seen it many times. Where was this performance from?

[@davidedwards6550]

I want this dvd with Mary bevan

[@TueSorensen]

Can we have some details about this production? Which theater, which country, what are the main cast's names?

[@Gravelgratious]

I honestly like this 20's version more than the original, but I do miss Eric Idle.

[@bettyottman1718]

Yeah, The Monty python Star, which film of the Mikado you prefer The 1987 one or the 2015 one?

[@Gravelgratious]

@@bettyottman1718 1987 minus the the eye squinting at the beginning.

[@xdashlydia]

@@Gravelgratious Indeed...that almost ruined the whole film for me...and if they're going to do karate moves in that number, they could at least be proper karate moves.

[@marcopolo9146]

You preferred the original? You were so fortunate to see the D’Oyly Carte production on March 14,1884. I am very envious.

[@NancyW726]

Was this performed on a stage in front of a live audience, or just made to look that way? Also is this a London production?

[@MrAlexsegal]

When this was shown in cinemas it was described as performed on a stage in front of a live audience - in a London theatre, the Coliseum.

[@johnmortley153]

Saw the original with Eric Idle!!

[@Ian-lx1iz]

Jonathan Miller is just a GENIUS* What brilliance to stage a comic opera set in Japan in a Riviera setting? Such innovation! To hear the players at the beginning all singing 'We are gentlemen from _Japan_ ' in a clearly Western hotel lobby really adds a certain _je ne sais quoi_ ...a level of contrivance to which even the great WS Gilbert could never have aspired. How truly fantastic and unimaginable to strip the production of every vestige of emergent 19th Century Japan and pivot instead to an episode of Hercule Poirot? What sort of mind even _imagines_ that? Sadly, Miller never got to stage any of his _other_ G&S adaptations. _HMS Pinafore_ - but elevated away from the Victorian Navy and set firmly instead in a _Kwik Fit Fitters_ in Slough. _The Pirates of Penzance_ - ditching the _English Riviera_ setting, to parcel the entire story within the confines of a _Greggs the Bakers_ on Romford High Street. *decidedly NOT!

[@gregfolland6569]

😂😂😂 ….. 👍

[@luckybag6814]

Excellent comment.

[@QUEfrang]

23:09 27:38 34:09 40:36 45:50 52:49 1:00:58 1:15:07 1:19:27 1:24:35 1:31:13 1:36:52 just some random blue numbers hope you don't mind

[@stephenlord9]

Is there a cast list? Conductor?

[@bettyottman1718]

Talented Conductor isn't he? 🎼🎼🎵

[@stephenlord9]

@@bettyottman1718 and a fine colleague

[@timelordvictorious]

Takes me back to when I was in pirates of Penzance at school also so HMS Pinafores

[@BookshelfQBattler]

I’ve watched this a hundred times and keep missing how Poo Bah ends up with Petti Sing

[@christopherorta8755]

I'm absolutely in love. This is the first, and so far only, Gilbert and Sullivan opera I've ever seen. Does anyone know where I can find a soundtrack with this particular cast?

[@bettyottman1718]

Precious Jewel.

[@christopherorta8755]

@@bettyottman1718 is that the name of a website where I can find the soundtrack with this cast?

[@1234-z8x]

As far as i know, there was not a recording made with this particular cast unfortunately.

[@nts821]

Little has changed since 1987

[@judithhopes151]

S enery Scenery costumes, brilliant.

[@bettyottman1718]

Breathtaking.

[@adambennett2737]

I never got to see this I have heard about it

[@RosscoeDownunder]

Grrrrreat !

[@bettyottman1718]

Truly inspiring.

[@rolloadams]

Sorry, I might be missing something, but why are they saying the Lord “Hay” Executioner? Is it some kind of joke?

[@MrAlexsegal]

I think the idea is to evoke a very posh English accent

[@rolloadams]

@@MrAlexsegal Thank you!

[@JohnnieAshton]

25:03 enter Tim Wonnacott in shorts. The man himself would make an ideal Ko Ko, and probably is already word perfect🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Anyone for Bargain Hunt tee hee hee. Quite an imperfect production, but then I was amused to see, the name Jonathan Miller. My late Aunt was a friend of Alan Bennett the playwright back in the 1960s, and went 'Back stage' at the Fortune theatre where she met all the ~Beyond the Fringe~ team. Dudley Moore was funny, Peter Cook was a little snobbish. She couldn't remember Jonathan Miller, bland🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@BookshelfQBattler]

Larry David must have invested heavily in opera songs. How many of his Curb hijinx have been set to Three Little Maids?

[@robertd.carver6240]

Why re-set this G&S gem in the 1920s in the English seaside resort town of Brighton? Couldn't they acquire the rights to Sandy Wilson's "The Boyfriend?"

[@erinharkiewicz7239]

In order to be able to still produce the show in the current climate regarding DEI, critical race theory, and shrieking about "cultural appropriation. This is now the standard approach of all G&S companies.

[@fredasterical]

@@erinharkiewicz7239 Not true at all. There was a Japanese-costumed production of it here in the UK about ten years ago. Further, this is a revival of a version that was first produced in the 1980s (with Eric Idle as Ko Ko). Yes, the conversation (not "shrieking", btw) about cultural appropriation has entered into the main(ish)stream since then (and often misunderstood), this production had absolutely nothing to do with that. People have been re-imaging popular theatre for many years. Shakespeare often gets a funky update.

[@judithhopes151]

Woncerful

[@bettyottman1718]

The Part of Evil Katisha's Entrance gives us the Shivers down our Spine at the end of Act one.

[@user-wf4gy5ll2g]

из фильма "Кутерьма" я поняла, что успех "Микадо" во многом состоял в том, что место действия и сюжет перенесен в средневековую Японию. Но современные постановщики вновь поставили все с ног на голову, в буквальном смысле очередная кутерьма.

[@zelalife2559]

这就是自以为是的“创新”，十分愚蠢

[@malcolmdale]

Defer to the neeble Lord Hay Executioner?

[@CountofBeretania]

Bummed they didn’t get Eric Idle to play Koko again.

[@marcopolo9146]

This production makes no sense without the Japanese costumes. If you have seen the movie Topsy Turvey you will understand the profound impact the first glimpses of Japanese culture had on W.S. Gilbert in particular and European Art generally.

[@fredasterical]

It makes no sense *with* the Japanese costumes either. The music is 19th century European and the libretto is a satire of English customs and politics. With or without the Japanese garb, one must suspend their disbelief. This production is wonderful.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

White people can’t perform in Asian costumes without being chased by the torch and pitchfork crowd. They’re already pushing it keeping it set in Japan. There are productions that call it the MacAdo now and set it in Scotland.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

Doing without the Japanese garb was a compromise. It looks like no one can really do the play at all anymore given the political climate. I’ve heard some companies have set it in Scotland and called it the MacAdo.

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

If you dont mind me saying, although I love this Miller production, the conductor is taking everything at a hell of a lick - even Koko's 'List' speech felt a bit rushed - as indeed did the love scene between Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo. A final criticism would be that during that same scene - supposedly one of tenderness and intimacy - it was all hustled through AND shouted. In fact, there was almost no dynamic variation whatever - even the "I woukd kiss you thus ..." barely saw a ritardando. With this cast/director, was disappointingly lacking in much nuance and the jokes felt forced. Having subsequently seen the beautifully done Topsy-Turvey, my favourite film of all time, so many times, perhaps it's just that I've been spoiled ....🤔

[@Goodyearmonkey]

Getting Sunset Boulevard vibes from Katisha

[@mandeepgogoi9276]

Tenno Heika Banzai!

[@judithhopes151]

Suler choreography.

[@Shyamanic]

1:45:05 that stutter tho

[@adambennett2737]

I thought the mikado was about samurais and ninjas

[@cathydyer3774]

🙂🙂

[@GruskyBaseCamp]

An absolutely masterful performance, but I must admit, I'm a bit disappointed with the "updated" sets/costumes.

[@PhilemonVic-o5i]

Rodriguez Melissa Harris Jose Moore Maria

[@Luke-hq5zd]

27:48

[@SheilaYungk]

Also, I have to admit the Japanese costumes would have made it more authentic. I was also disappointed in The man who played Ko-Ko. Sorry!!

[@timwillson7490]

Singers are not with the conductor too often.

[@smoath]

The assumption of an audiences politics.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

Trump jokes are always easy. I saw a KoKo diss track that dumped on Trump, Bernie and Hillary equally and thought that was fair.

[@mrnobody-unowen]

@@BookshelfQBattlerYes. I sometimes wonder if the reason Trump went into politics was so people would make fun of his policies instead of his toupeè.

[@kellybrown8638]

This is INSANE - ADS ever 5 1/2 minutes!😢

[@nuriamilamolist2818]

2:14:41

[@webz3589]

This is okay, though one cant wuite see the point of all the dancing.

[@rameau1124]

Prefer the colourful Japanese sets and costumes. And slower tempos…

[@bettyottman1718]

The British style version is Spectacular.

[@marktully7755]

...'toco' is corporal punishment - a beating of some sort...did girls get 'birched' - that is, caned...

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Bad stagings. It was not composed this way. Flappers 1920?

[@bettyottman1718]

I think it's Stunningly Beautiful.

[@dyalaalabdallah6855]

i dont know how people call this an art .-.

[@virginiafry9854]

Having seen a live performance by D’Oyley Carte, this version is not my cup of tea! Please note that anything with spoken words is an operetta and not an opera!

[@johnpickford4222]

@virginiafry9854: Oh Virginia, I think your brain is fried because your comment is an uneducated and stupid one. Bizet’s CARMEN and Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMAN, in the original Opera-Comique version, both utilized spoken dialogue and are MOST CERTAINLY OPERAS, NOT OPERETTA as your comment states. Please listen to CARMEN recordings by Cluytens (1946 EMI mono), Burgos/Bumbry (EMI), Solti/Troyanos (Decca) and THE TALES OF HOFFMAN by Bonynge/Sutherland (Decca). They are excellent and the booklet explains the reason for creating the works with dialogue. Now please find a topic you really know about before posting post.

[@jurinac]

You mean like FIDELIO?

[@65NART]

No one ever said it was an opera.

[@jurinac]

I'm pretty sure that Gilbert and Sullivan did. Weren't their pieces routinely called "light operas" when new?

[@luckybag6814]

Quite correct. And they have always been referred to as "The Savoy Operas". Perhaps the word "opera" was used playfully, but early operas included spoken dialogue.

[@dianetheone4059]

*****

[@dougbarker3019]

A fantastic production almost ruined by some ridiculously fast tempi from a conductor who obviously doesn't understand the idiom.

[@KarstenJessen-nv3gh]

Zodiac was here

[@ronsiedavie2377]

very disappointed with this version

[@kellybrown8638]

No. Just NO. If you dont want to do Gilbert and Sullivan in JAPAN because it might offend "wokeness", then dont DO Gilbert and Sullivan. The Japanese realize this is a satire about ENGLAND's politics😢

[@ZL54JK8]

In this instance it isn't about offending "wokenss". Although the background is that of Japan, it is as you say essentially a satire on Englishness, and it was this that shaped Jonathan Miller's original production. If you dip into the various writers on the Savoy Operas you will see this appraisal of The Mikado developed, For example, Geoffrey Smith's excellent book, "A New Guide to Gilbert and Sullivan". (As well as being an authority on G&S, as well as jazz music, he is a wonderful writer and his book is worth reading for that alone.)

[@crisfranco4717]

THE MIKADO is timeless. This production did not offer anything revelatory or special in its design or direction. In fact, it basically side-stepped the piece's inventive Japanese setting -- which left this viewer wondering, "Why bother to do THE MIKADO at all?"

[@D.E.P.-J.]

That Republican contender who behaves just like a chump building golf courses and skyscrapers that none can ever Trump...

[@timber72]

That Democrat pretender who is really just a traitor, sitting in his office stolen like a fascistic dictator...