Word: mikado
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mikado should be good, I guess--the Gilbert and Sullivan Players' productions usually are, and in this case the conductor is also nominally a Crimson photographer, although he admittedly hasn't taken a picture in about two years. Opens tonight at the Agassiz...
...tintype of some long forgotten grandparent. The comedy of manners that is Patience with its mild jabs at the military and the intellectual alike seems pale and watered-down today. The genius of G&S, when it appears in the show is only a shadow of the inspiration of Mikado or lolanthe Gaylin and Huessy have exploited every possible moment of great theater in the show and forced Patience to be memorable...
...Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Society's interpretation of Mikado is thoroughly inspired. The musicians, the singers, the staging, all capture the essence of Gilbert's wit and Sullivan's score as few local productions ever have. The producers have pooled some of the finest talents on the Harvard campus-members of the Band and the HRO as well as seasoned G and S personnel...
...Mikado is one of the more difficult G and S works to perform. Most directors play it either for slapstick or subtlety, but rarely for both. This time, music director John Posner and stage director Timothy Rush have managed to bring out all of the nuances of the work. The orchestra was strong and vibrant, with a full-bodied character in all the parts. The overture came off surprisingly well, especially during the oboc solo, which is as good as any I've heard. The chorus established itself firmly in the opening number. ( If you want to know...
Warren Goldfarb as the Mikado seemed suited to reign over this ridiculous country, and made himself an integral part of the second act. The pacing never flagged, and the finale was strong and forceful. All told, it was a sterling performance of an old chestnut, one of the best this side of the Savoy...