Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
This is one of the Decca stereo recordings of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas that does not include dialog. Thanks to the popularity of the work, it is familiar enough that missing the few plot points that occur in dialog doesn't hurt it. However, this is a somewhat disappointing performance and recording by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company compared to the others in this series of reissues. Longtime principal comedian John Reed is Ko-Ko. As usual, his patter isn't as fast as other's, but he can be amusing in his perplexity. There are moments, such as when she's screeching in the finale of Act I, that make you wish Lyndsie Holland as Katisha were a more melodious contralto. The madrigal in Act II is quite nicely done, and John Ayldon gives the Mikado a raucous laugh in "A More Humane Mikado." Valerie Masterson and Colin Wright are well-matched as Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo, singing brightly and skillfully. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Royston Nash, has its moments where it is noticeably not together and overall seems a little sloppy in its performance standards. And for some reason, the tympani are missing some resonance. All in all, this is still a decent performance and is, after all, the sentimental favorite opera company for Gilbert and Sullivan.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
The Mikado (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Broad, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado / Act 1 (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Rayner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rayner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado / Act 1 (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado / Act 1 (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Pauline Wales, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pauline Wales, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Rayner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pauline Wales, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rayner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
DISC 2
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rayner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ayldon, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - John Ayldon, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Ayldon, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado / Act 2 (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado / Act 2 (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu (Sir Arthur Sullivan)
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Lyndsie Holland, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
John Reed, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - William Schwenck Gilbert, Author - Kenneth Sandford, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pauline Wales, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Masterson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Royston Nash, Conductor, MainArtist - Colin Wright, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rayner, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Ann Jones, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Horricks, Producer
℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
This is one of the Decca stereo recordings of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas that does not include dialog. Thanks to the popularity of the work, it is familiar enough that missing the few plot points that occur in dialog doesn't hurt it. However, this is a somewhat disappointing performance and recording by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company compared to the others in this series of reissues. Longtime principal comedian John Reed is Ko-Ko. As usual, his patter isn't as fast as other's, but he can be amusing in his perplexity. There are moments, such as when she's screeching in the finale of Act I, that make you wish Lyndsie Holland as Katisha were a more melodious contralto. The madrigal in Act II is quite nicely done, and John Ayldon gives the Mikado a raucous laugh in "A More Humane Mikado." Valerie Masterson and Colin Wright are well-matched as Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo, singing brightly and skillfully. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Royston Nash, has its moments where it is noticeably not together and overall seems a little sloppy in its performance standards. And for some reason, the tympani are missing some resonance. All in all, this is still a decent performance and is, after all, the sentimental favorite opera company for Gilbert and Sullivan.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 01:29:03
- Main artists: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royston Nash
- Composer: Sir Arthur Sullivan
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2003 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1973 Decca Music Group Limited
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.