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THE MIKADO

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

or The Town of Titipu
A comic opera in two acts by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Chorus of citizens of Titipu
SADLER'S WELLS ORCHESTRA Leader, Barry Collins
Conductor, DAVID Tod Boyd
Staged by Keith Beattie
From Sadler 's Wells Theatre, London
The action takes place in the town of Titipu
ACT 1: Courtyard of Ko-Ko'r official residence
See page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
W. S. Gilbert
Unknown:
Arthur Sullivan
Leader:
Barry Collins
Conductor:
David Tod Boyd
Unknown:
Keith Beattie
Unknown:
From Sadler
The Mikado of Japan:
John Hargreaves (baritone)
Nanki-Poo, his son, disguised as a wandering minstrel, in love with Yum-Yum:
David Hillman (tenor)
Ko-Ko. Lord High Executioner of Titipu:
Bill Owen (baritone)
Pooh-Bah, Lord High Every thing Else:
Howell Glynne (bass)
Pish-Tush, a Noble Lord:
John Heddle Nash (baritone)
A Noble:
Kenneth Fawcett
Three sisters, wards of Ko-Ko: Yum-Yum... Marion:
Stud Holme
Pitti-Sing:
Patricia Kern
Peep-Bo:
Dorothy Nash
Katisha, an elderly lady, in love with Nanki-Poo:
Jean Allister (contralto)
Source: Radio Times

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