The Mikado (1957 D’Oyly Carte cast)

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1The Mikado: Overture
recording of:
The Mikado: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado
8:01
2The Mikado: Act I. “If you want to know who we are”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, No 1, Men’s Chorus, “If you want to Know who we are”
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:57
3The Mikado: Act I. “A wand’ring minstrel I”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Nanki-Poo]:
Thomas Round (Singer with 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 I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men) (in 1957)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
4:31
4The Mikado: Act I. “Our great Mikado, virtuous man”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 3, “Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man” (Pish-Tush and Men)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:53
5The Mikado: Act I. “Young man, despair, likewise go to”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 4, “Young Man, Despair” (Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:57
6The Mikado: Act I. “And have I journey’d for a month”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 4a, “And Have I Journey’d for a Month” (Pooh-Bah and Nanki-Poo)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
1:00
7The Mikado: Act I. “Behold the Lord High Executioner!”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner” (Men) (initial Chorus only)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner…” (Ko-Ko and Men)
0:53
8The Mikado: Act I. “Taken from a county jail”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Taken From the County Jail” (Ko-Ko, Men)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner…” (Ko-Ko and Men)
1:32
9The Mikado: Act I. “As some day it may happen”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5a “As someday it may happen” (Ko-Ko and Men) (I’ve got a little list) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:00
10The Mikado: Act I. “Comes a train of little ladies”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 6, “Comes a Train of Little Ladies” (Girls) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:15
11The Mikado: Act I. “Three little maids from school are we”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Peep-Bo]:
Jennifer Toye (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pitti-Sing]:
Beryl Dixon (singer, D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Yum-Yum]:
Jean Hindmarsh (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, and Girls) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
1:28
12The Mikado: Act I. “So please you, Sir, we much regret”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 8, “So Please You Sir, We Much Regret” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, and Girls)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
1:58
13The Mikado: Act I. “Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted”
lead vocals [Nanki-Poo]:
Thomas Round (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Yum-Yum]:
Jean Hindmarsh (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 9, “Were You Not to Ko-Ko Plighted” (Yum-Yum and Nanki-Pooh) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:31
14The Mikado: Act I. “I am so proud, If I allowed”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 10, “I Am So Proud” (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko and Pish-Tush)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:54
15The Mikado: Act I. “With aspect stern and gloomy stride”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride” (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo, Chorus) (first song only of Act I Finale)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride…” (Ensemble)
1:05
16The Mikado: Act I. “To ask you what you mean to do”
1:13
17The Mikado: Act I. “The threatened cloud has passed away”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “The Threatened Cloud Has Passed Away” (Ensemble)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride…” (Ensemble)
1:28
18The Mikado: Act I. “As in a month you’ve got to die”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “As in a Month You’ve Go to Die” (Pooh-Bah)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride…” (Ensemble)
1:20
19The Mikado: Act I. “Your revels cease!”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Your Revels Cease!” (Katisha, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Your Revels Cease!” … “Oh Fool, That Fleest My Hallowed Joys!” (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Pitti-Sing, Chorus)
0:55
20The Mikado: Act I. “Oh fool, that fleest”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Oh Fool, That Fleest” (Katisha, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Your Revels Cease!” … “Oh Fool, That Fleest My Hallowed Joys!” (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Pitti-Sing, Chorus)
2:00
21The Mikado: Act I. “Away, nor prosecute your quest”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Away, nor Prosecute Your Quest” (Pitti-Sing)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “For He’s Going to Marry Yum-Yum” (Pitti-Sing, Ensembe)
0:20
22The Mikado: Act I. “For he’s going to marry Yum-Yum”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11 “For He’s Going to Marry Yum-Yum” (Pitti-Sing, Ensemble) (song without intro)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “For He’s Going to Marry Yum-Yum” (Pitti-Sing, Ensembe)
0:54
23The Mikado: Act I. “The hour of gladness is dead and gone”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “The Hour of Gladness” (Katisha)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “The Hour of Gladness” … “O ni! Bikkuri shakkuri to!” (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, Chorus)
1:09
24The Mikado: Act I. “Oh, faithless one”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Oh, Faithless One” (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “The Hour of Gladness” … “O ni! Bikkuri shakkuri to!” (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, Chorus)
1:24
25The Mikado: Act I. “Ye torrents roar! Ye tempests howl!”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “Ye Torrents Roar!” (Katisha, Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, Ensemble)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride…” (Ensemble)
2:40
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1The Mikado: Act II. “Braid the raven hair”
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)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
3:29
2The Mikado: Act II. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze”
lead vocals [Yum-Yum]:
Jean Hindmarsh (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 13. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
2:39
3The Mikado: Act II. “Brightly dawns our wedding day”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 14, “Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day” (Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Pooh, and Pish-Tish)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
4:03
4The Mikado: Act II. “Here’s a how-de-do”
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Nanki-Poo]:
Thomas Round (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Yum-Yum]:
Jean Hindmarsh (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 15. “Here’s a how-de-do” (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
1:14
5The Mikado: Act II. “Mi-ya-sa-ma, mi-ya-sa-ma”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 16 “Miya sama” (Chorus)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 16, “Mi-ya Sa-ma” … “From Every Kind of Man Obedience I Expect” (Mikado, Katisha, Chorus)
1:07
6The Mikado: Act II. “From every kind of man”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 16 “From Every Kind of Man Obedience I Expect” (Mikado, Katisha, Chorus)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 16, “Mi-ya Sa-ma” … “From Every Kind of Man Obedience I Expect” (Mikado, Katisha, Chorus)
1:55
7The Mikado: Act II. “A more humane Mikado never did in Japan exist”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [The Mikado of Japan]:
Donald Adams (Bass singer) (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 17, “A More Humane Mikado” (Mikado, Chorus) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
4:26
8The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 18, “The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down” (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
3:24
9The Mikado: Act II. “See how the Fates their gifts allot”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Katisha]:
Ann Drummond-Grant (Contralo with D'Oyly Carte) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pitti-Sing]:
Beryl Dixon (singer, D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pooh-Bah]:
Kenneth Sandford (in 1957)
lead vocals [The Mikado of Japan]:
Donald Adams (Bass singer) (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 19, “See How the Fates Their Gifts Allot” (Mikado, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko and Katisha) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
2:24
10The Mikado: Act II. “The flowers that bloom in the spring”
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Nanki-Poo]:
Thomas Round (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pitti-Sing]:
Beryl Dixon (singer, D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pooh-Bah]:
Kenneth Sandford (in 1957)
lead vocals [Yum-Yum]:
Jean Hindmarsh (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 20, “The Flowers That Bloom In the Spring” (Nanki-Pooh, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
1:23
11The Mikado: Act II. “Alone, and yet alive”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 21 “Alone, and Yet Alive” (Katisha (recitative only, preceding song)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 21, “Alone, and Yet Alive…” (Katisha)
0:49
12The Mikado: Act II. “Hearts do not break!”
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 21 “Hearts Do Not Break” (Katisha)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 21, “Alone, and Yet Alive…” (Katisha)
1:58
13The Mikado: Act II. “On a tree by a river a little tom-tit”
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko) (willow, tit-willow) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
2:17
14The Mikado: Act II. “There is beauty in the bellow of the blast”
lead vocals [Katisha]:
Ann Drummond-Grant (Contralo with D'Oyly Carte) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 23. “There is beauty in the bellow of the blast” (Katisha and Ko-Ko) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
2:10
15The Mikado: Act II. Fanfare
0:12
16The Mikado: Act II. “For he’s gone and married Yum-Yum”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (in 1957)
lead vocals [Ko-Ko]:
Peter Pratt (British actor and singer) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Nanki-Poo]:
Thomas Round (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Pitti-Sing]:
Beryl Dixon (singer, D'oyly Carte Opera Company) (in 1957)
lead vocals [Yum-Yum]:
Jean Hindmarsh (in 1957)
orchestra:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum” (Ensemble) (first song only in Act II Finale) (in 1957)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, No 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum…” (Ensemble)
1:57