This London Records album was their first opera released with stereophonic sound. (Pirates Of Penzance was their second). The vinyl used in this upload was previously unplayed.
Of note in this recording is Donald Adams' marvelous maniacal laugh in "Humane Mikado" (Act 2), and the overall wonderful casting.
The Mikado was the ninth of fourteen Gilbert & Sullivan operatic collaborations. It opened on March 14, 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances. To this day, it is the most popular and most performed of their operas, and has been translated into many languages.
Link to Act 1: [ Ссылка ]
Cast
The Mikado-----Donald Adams
Nanki-Poo-------Thomas Round
Ko-Ko---------------Peter Pratt
Pooh-Bah---------Kenneth Sandford
Pish-Tush--------Alan Styler
Yum-Yum--------Jean Hindmarsh
Pitti-Sing----------Beryl Dixon
Peep-Bo----------Jennifer Toye
Katisha---------- -Ann Drummond-Grant
New Symphony Orchestra of London
D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
Conductor: Isidore Godfrey
Information courtesy of Oak Apple Press dot com, and album notes.
Straight from the 1958 vinyl. For entertainment purposes only--I own nothing here.
