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Recording date: 1973

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1The Mikado: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado
7:35
2The Mikado: Act I. "If you want to know who we are" (Chorus of Men)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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
2:27
3The Mikado: Act I. "Gentlemen, I pray you tell me" (Nanki-Poo, Pish-Tush)
vocals:
Colin Wright
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “Gentlemen, I Pray You Tell Me” (Nanki-Poo, a Noble) (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 I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
0:41
4The Mikado: Act I. "A wand'ring minstrel I" (Nanki-Poo and Men)
vocals:
Colin Wright
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
4:31
5The Mikado: Act I. "Our great Mikado, virtuous man" (Pish-Tush and Men)
vocals:
Michael Rayner (opera singer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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
3:11
6The Mikado: Act I. "Behold the Lord High Executioner" (Ko-Ko and Men)
vocals:
John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner…” (Ko-Ko 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
2:34
7The Mikado: Act I. "As someday it may happen that a victim must be found" (Ko-Ko and Men)
vocals:
John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5a “As someday it may happen” (Ko-Ko and Men) (I’ve got a little list)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
2:22
8The Mikado: Act I. "Three little maids from school are we" (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing and Girls)
vocals:
Valerie Masterson (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, 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
1:25
9The Mikado: Act I. "So please you, Sir, we much regret" (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah and Girls)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
vocals:
Peggy Ann Jones, Valerie Masterson (soprano), Kenneth Sandford and Pauline Wales
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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
2:03
10The Mikado: Act I. "For he's going to marry Yum-Yum" (Ensemble)
vocals:
Peggy Ann Jones
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “For He’s Going to Marry Yum-Yum” (Pitti-Sing, Ensembe)
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)
1:00
11The Mikado: Act I. "The hour of gladness is dead and gone" (Ensemble)
vocals:
Colin Wright
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “The Hour of Gladness” … “O ni! Bikkuri shakkuri to!” (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, 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, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride…” (Ensemble)
2:25
12The Mikado: Act I. "Ye torrents roar! Ye tempests howl!" (Ensemble)
vocals:
Colin Wright
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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)
2:41
13The Mikado: Act II. "Braid the raven hair, Weave the supple tresses" (Pitti-Sing and Girls)
vocals:
Peggy Ann Jones
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
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)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
3:35
14The Mikado: Act II. "The sun whose rays are all ablaze" (Yum-Yum)
vocals:
Valerie Masterson (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 13. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
3:07
15The Mikado: Act II. "Miya sama, miya sama, o n'mma no maye ni" (Chorus)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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)
1:15
16The Mikado: Act II. "From ev'ry kind of man Obedience I expect" (Mikado, Katisha, Chorus)
vocals:
John Ayldon
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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)
1:46
17The Mikado: Act II. "A more humane Mikado never did in Japan exist" (Mikado, Chorus)
vocals:
John Ayldon
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 17, “A More Humane Mikado” (Mikado, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
4:32
18The Mikado: Act II. "The criminal cried as he dropp'd him down" (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus)
vocals:
John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 18, “The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down” (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus) (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
3:34
19The Mikado: Act II. "The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la" (Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Valerie Masterson (soprano)
vocals:
Peggy Ann Jones, John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company), Kenneth Sandford and Colin Wright
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
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)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
1:39
20The Mikado: Act II. "On a tree by a river a little tom tit" (Ko-Ko)
vocals:
John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko) (willow, tit-willow)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
2:22
21The Mikado: Act II. "There is beauty in the bellow of the blast" (Katisha, Ko-Ko)
vocals:
John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 23. “There is beauty in the bellow of the blast” (Katisha and Ko-Ko)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
2:13
22The Mikado: Act II. Fanfare
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
0:12
23The Mikado: Act II. "For he's gone and married Yum-Yum" (Ensemble)
vocals:
John Reed (actor, member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Royston Nash
performer:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-10 until 1973-01-15)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, No 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum…” (Ensemble)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
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)
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)
2:11