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THE MIKADO
/ THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD [BOX SET]
Label: Pearl
Performed by: Martyn Green, Darryll Fancourt, Leonard Osborn, Muriel
Harding, Ann Drummond-Grant, Margaret Mitchell et al.
No of Discs: 3
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THE
MIKADO & THE SORCERER (Abr) [SOUNDTRACK]
Label: Pearl
Performed by: Henry Lytton, Derek Oldham, Elsie Griffin, Darrell Fancourt,
Bertha Lewis, George Baker, Leo Sheffiled, Muriel Dickson, Leslie Rands et al
with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
No of Discs: 2
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THE MIKADO [BOX
SET]
Label: Decca
Performed by: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus with Colin Wright, John Ayldon, John Broad, John Reed, Kenneth
Sandford, Lyndsie Holland, Michael Rayner, Peggy Ann Jones, Pauline Wales, Valerie Masterson
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: Royston Nash
No of Discs: 2
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THE
MIKADO [SOUNDTRACK]
Label: Drg
Performed by: Groucho Marx, Robert Rounseville, Stanley Holloway, Barbara
Meister, Dennis King, Helen Traubel et al with the Norman Luboff Choir
Orchestra: Bell Telephone Orchestra
Conducted by: Donald Voorhees
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO
Label: Telarc
Performed by: Welsh National Opera Chorus with with Donald Adams, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Richard Suart, Richard Van Allan, Nicholas Folwell, Marie McLaughlin, Anne Howells, Janice Watson, Felicity Palmer
Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Conducted by: Sir Charles Mackerras
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO - HIGHLIGHTS
Label: TER
Performed by: English National Opera Chorus, English National Opera Orchestra with Richard Angas, Bonaventura Bottone, Eric Idle, Richard Van Allan, Mark Richardson, Lesley Garrett, Jean Rigby, Susan Bullock, Felicity Palmer
Conducted by: Peter Robinson
No of Discs: 1
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Amazon.co.uk Customer Comment
The English National Opera company makes a wonderful job of my favourite (by far) Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The casting is just superb. I have seen no better
Pooh-bah, and Eric Idle's Ko Ko had me in stitches. The video comes with the highest recommendation, but the 'how-de-do' is you can't get it on VHS, so buy the highlights CD, and "b*gger the flowers of Spring". If you're in the States, buy the PAL video from Amazon.com, get your opera glasses out and sit as far from the TV as possible. You could almost be there.
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THE
MIKADO [IMPORT]
Label: Sony
Performed by: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
Conducted by: John Pryce-Jones
No of Discs: 2
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THE MIKADO
Label: EMI Classics
Performed by: Owen Brannigan, Richard Lewis, Sir Geraint Evans, Ian Wallace, John Cameron, Elsie Morison,
et al
Conducted by: Sir Malcolm Sargent
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO
[Recorded c1950]
Label: Naxos Historical
Performed by: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, New Promenade Orchestra with Alan Styler, Darrell Fancourt, Joyce Wright, Martyn Green, Richard Watson, Leonard Osborn, Joan Gillingham, Margaret Mitchell, Ella Hallman
Conducted by: Isidore Godfrey
No of Discs: 2
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THE MIKADO /
IOLANTHE HIGHLIGHTS
Label: Classics for Pleasure
Performed by: Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera
Orchestra: Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra
No of Discs: 2
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THE MIKADO - HIGHLIGHTS
Label: Decca
Performed by: Performed by D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus with John Ayldon, Colin Wright, John Reed, Kenneth Sandford, Michael Rayner, John Broad, Valerie Masterson, Peggy Ann Jones, Pauline Wales, Lyndsie Holland
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: Royston Nash
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO + OVERTURES
(Patience / Iolanthe / The Yeomen of the Guard)
Label: Classics for Pleasure (Cfp)
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO / TRIAL BY JURY
Label: Regis
Conducted by: Isidore Godfrey
Performed by: D'Oyly Carte Opera
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HOT
MIKADO [SOUNDTRACK]
Label: First Night
Performed by: Original Cast Recording
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Review posted at Amazon.co.uk - The Mikado given the Jive vibe
Well, they've done it to Shakespeare, they've certainly done it to Beethoven and the whole classical music repertoire, so why not update Gilbert & Sullivan's most popular operetta?
This production of The Mikado came to the stage in 1986 and was revived in 1995, which is the date of this recording. It transports the town of Titi-Pu into a 1940s swing era hot spot, with the three little maids sounding like the Andrews Sisters and the Mikado himself entering to a soft-shoe shuffle.
Sullivan's music is turned into a glorious mix of gospel, blues, swing and jive, with the occasional quiet, reflective ballad. The sound production gives the performance much more of a local theatre feel than the traditional G&S big stage chorus - the vocals are very theatrical and the backing instrumentation sounds very
close-miked. Sound quality is excellent, clean with a nice warm bass tone, with the exception of a passage at the start of Act Two which sounds a bit compressed, as if someone's been over zealous with the sound-limiter control; never mind, all the well known songs are unaffected.
This is a different and very enjoyable rendition of a well-loved show and British institution. I suspect that it may be some time before this production is revived again, so anyone thinking about getting this do so quickly - you will not be disappointed.
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MIKADO / IOLANTHE [HIGHLIGHTS]
Label: Classics for Pleasure
Performed by: Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Conducted by: Alexander Faris
No of Discs: 2
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THE
MIKADO / RUDDIGORE / TRIAL BY JURY [BOX SET]
Label: Castle Pulse
No of Discs: 4
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A good dose of nostalgia never hurts. If you are bitten by the G & S bug you eventually succumb to wondering about the likes of Henry Lytton, Darrell Fancourt and Bertha Lewis, and the atmosphere of the early days, this collection gives answers in the most appealing manner. The recording engineers have done a spectacular job in resuscitating performances of nearly eighty years standing.
Understandably the definition of the choral singing is low but the recording techniques of the time and the skill of the modern sound engineers give a clear rendition of the soloists.
It is delightful to hear the precise enunciation delivered in "the Queen's English" and clipped manner of delivery.
In the Mikado, Bertha Lewis shines out in the great tradition of British contraltos underscored by a wry and experienced Henry Lytton.
The only disappointment in all four CDs is the omission of the Usher's introductory song "Now, Jurymen hear my advice" from Trial by Jury.
Overall a very reasonable investment for G & S lovers.
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THE MIKADO
Label: London
Performed by: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: Royston Nash
No of Discs: 2
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THE MIKADO
Label: EMI Classics
Performed by: Pro Arte Orchestra with Owen Brannigan, Richard Lewis, Sir Geraint Evans, Ian Wallace, John Cameron, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, Jeannette Sinclair, Monica Sinclair
Conducted by: Sir Malcolm Sargent
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO
Label: TER
Performed by: Michael Ducarel, Bonaventura Bottone, Eric Roberts, Malcolm Rivers, Gareth Jones, Deborah Rees, Thora Ker, Yvonne Patrick, Susan Gorton
and the D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
Orchestra: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
Conducted by: John Pryce-Jones
No of Discs: 2
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MIKADO
[COMPLETE] and IOLANTHE [HIGHLIGHTS]
Label: EMI Classics for Pleasure
Performed by: Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Conducted by: Alexander Faris
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THE
MIKADO [HIGHLIGHTS]
Label: Koch
Performed by: Eric Idle with the English National Opera and the English National Opera Orchestra
Conducted by: Peter Robinson
No of Discs: 1
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THE MIKADO - HIGHLIGHTS
Label: Decca
Performed by: Donald Adams, Kenneth Stanford, Jean Hindmarsh, Thomas Round
et al.
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London
Conducted by: Isidore Godfrey
No of Discs: 1
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THE
MIKADO - HIGHLIGHTS [IMPORT]
Label: E2
No of Discs: 1
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