Mikado, Or The Town Of Titipu
Author: first_name: W. S.
last_name: Gilbert
Language: English
Year: 1885

In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions.  Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of Gilbert’s libretto entertains.   The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672