Bachtrack logo
What's on
Reviews
Articles
News
Video
Site
Young artists
Travel

Work: The Mikado

Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings
Fact file
ComposerSullivan, Arthur (1842-1900)
PeriodRomantic
LibrettistW.S. Gilbert
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
Latest reviewsSee more...

A more PC Mikado is no less funny

Set in Italy, The Mikado gains humor and escapes controversy. The Lamplighters impress with high production values and a talented cast.
****1
Read more

A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Martin Lloyd Evans returns to Scottish Opera direct a visually rich and lively Mikado. Richard Suart is a veteran Ko-Ko with no-one safe from his Little List as it changes for every performance.
***11
Read more

A spirited Mikado revival at ENO

Miller eschews the oriental side of the tale, seeing The Mikado as a play on daft British eccentricity. 
***11
Read more