The Mikado or The Town of Titipu
"An Entirely New and Original Japanese Opera" in Two Acts
Libretto
William Schwenck Gilbert
Premiere
14 March, London (Savoy Theatre)
Cast
The MIKADO, emperor of Japan (bass)
NANKI-POO, the Mikado’s son, disguised as a wandering minstrel (tenor)
KO-KO, Lord High Executioner of Titipu (baritone)
POOH-BAH, Lord High Everything Else in Titipu (baritone)
PISH-TUSH, a noble lord (baritone)
YUM-YUM, Ko-Ko’s ward and betrothed (soprano)
PITTI-SING, Ko-Ko’s sister (mezzo-soprano)
PEEP-BO, another sister (soprano)
KATISHA, an older woman, betrothed to Nanki-Poo (contralto)
CHORUS (gentlemen, schoolgirls, citizens, guards, servants)
Place
Titipu, Japan
Time
15th Century