The Mikado: Act II. “Braid the raven hair”

~ Recording by Gilbert & Sullivan

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.1The Mikado: Act II. “Braid the raven hair”3:29Gilbert & SullivanThe Mikado (1957 D’Oyly Carte cast)Gilbert & SullivanAlbum + Soundtrack
Sounds on CDVGS 237
2.19The Mikado: Braid the Raven Hair3:32Gilbert & SullivanThe Best of Gilbert & SullivanGilbert, Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Glyndebourne Festival OperaAlbum + Compilation
H&H MusicHHCD 318

Relationships

choir vocals:D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pitti-Sing]:Beryl Dixon (singer, D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
orchestra:D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:The Mikado: Act II, no. 12, “Braid the Raven Hair” (Pitti-Sing and Girls) (in 1957)

The Mikado: Act II, no. 12, “Braid the Raven Hair” (Pitti-Sing and Girls)

lyricist:W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
referred to in medleys:The Mikado Selection (excerpts from The Mikado) (order: 7)
part of:The Mikado: Act II (order: 1)