The Mikado

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1. A comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, about the efforts of a Japanese prince to win the hand of the national executioner's daughter. Memorable songs from The Mikado include “Three Little Maids from School” and “Tit Willow.”

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The Mikado

He gives me a rendition, half-singing I've Got a Little List from the musical The Mikado.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

The Mikado Pacific Opera Project reprises its Harajuku-style update of Gilbert & Sullivan’s satirical comic opera set in Japan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2019

Mr. Turner is much slower moving and less incident-packed than Topsy-Turvy, Leigh’s bawdy and rollicking 1999 backstage comedy about the original production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2014

Jonathan Miller’s 2007 English National Opera production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado set the action in the 1930s.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2013

Inside Central, everyone who wasn't talking about getting us out of school seemed to be talking about the upcoming production of The Mikado.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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