The Mikado

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Event The Mikado
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 14 June 1985
Opening Date 14 June 1985
Last Date 2 November 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description This G&S masterpiece is one of the most hilarious and joyous of all comic operas. Recently the smash hit of the London stage, the production is re-created for the Australian Opera.
Ko-ko: Graeme Ewer; Yum-yum: Jennifer McGregor; Pooh-bah: Gregory Yurisich; Katisha: Heather Begg; Nanki-Poo:Michael Smith/Anthony Warlow.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Heather Begg Actor and Singer Katisha
Jennifer Bermingham Actor and Singer Pitti-Sing
Robert Eddie Actor and Singer The Mikado
Graeme Ewer Actor and Singer Ko Ko
John Germain Actor and Singer Pish-Tush
Bruce Martin Actor and Singer The Mikado
Jennifer McGregor Actor and Singer Yum-Yum
Luise Napier Actor and Singer Yum-Yum
Michael Smith Actor and Singer Nanki-Poo
Gregory Yurisich Actor and Singer Pooh-Bah
Arthur Seymour Sullivan Composer
Richard Bonynge Conductor
Gordon Kember Conductor
Tim Goodchild Designer
Christopher Renshaw Director
William Schwenck Gilbert Librettist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 36 performances: June 14, 15, 22 & 25; July 6, 9, 20, 23 & 24; August 10, 12, 15, 17, 24, 28 & 31; Sept 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13 & 30; Oct 5, 7, 10, 17, 19, 22, 23, 25, 28, 30 & 31 and Nov 2. New production.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Jun/Jul 1985
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Australian Opera Sydney Opera House 1985
Event Identifier 63267
Dataset AusStage