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'The Mikado' in the Best Gilbert and Sullivan Style |
| Section: THE ARTS / MUSIC |
| Author: Gregory Speck |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1986 |
| Size: 893 Words, 5,364 Characters |
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While its efforts with grand opera often disappoint, the New York City Opera is quite proficient at mounting charming productions of lighter fare, as exemplified in the current run of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operetta, The Mikado.
Indeed, one wonders why impresario Sills did not obtain the complete D'Oyly Carte holdings of sets and costumes when that venerable company, established over a century ago in London, gave up the ghost and begged for a buyer. Lincoln Center may not be the last bastion of the British Empi...
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...ected key to our own quandary about Japan's role in the civilized world. As you enjoy the animated pageantry of this eminent production, consider the mesmerizing dragon floating overhead, as beautiful as it is deadly. This is the same culture that inspired the Grand Kabuki, Haiku poetry, and a rich legacy of decorative arts in everything from delicate porcelains to atmospheric silk screens.
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