The Mikado

~ Release by Gilbert & Sullivan; William Conrad, Clive Revill, Anne Collins, John Harger Stewart, Stafford Dean, Kate Flowers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The Mikado: Introduction
spoken vocals:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.2:38
2The Mikado: Overture (Opening Titles)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:18
3The Mikado, Act I: 1. If You Want to Know Who We Are
choir vocals [chorus of nobles]:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
spoken vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, No 1, Men’s Chorus, “If you want to Know who we are”
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:34
4The Mikado, Act I: 2. A Wand'Ring Minstrel I
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (librettist)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan4:00
5The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 1
spoken vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Gordon Sandison (baritone)
Sir William Gilbert0:41
6The Mikado, Act I: 3. Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
baritone vocals:
Gordon Sandison (baritone)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 3, “Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man” (Pish-Tush and Men)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:44
7The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 2
spoken vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass), John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Gordon Sandison (baritone)
Sir William Gilbert1:53
8The Mikado, Act I: 4. Young Man, Despair, Likewise Go To
baritone vocals:
Gordon Sandison (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 4, “Young Man, Despair” (Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:32
9The Mikado, Act I: 4a. And Have I Journey'd for a Month
vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass) and John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 4a, “And Have I Journey’d for a Month” (Pooh-Bah and Nanki-Poo)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan0:55
10The Mikado, Act I: 5. Behold the Lord High Executioner
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner…” (Ko-Ko and Men)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:29
11The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 3
spoken vocals:
Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert0:26
12The Mikado, Act I: 5a. As Some Day It May Happen
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5a “As someday it may happen” (Ko-Ko and Men) (I’ve got a little list)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:14
13The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 4
spoken vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert2:39
14The Mikado, Act I: 6. Comes a Train of Little Ladies
choir vocals [chorus of girls]:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 6, “Comes a Train of Little Ladies” (Girls)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:26
15The Mikado, Act I: 7. Three Little Maids From School
choir vocals [chorus of girls]:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Fiona Dobie (soprano) and Kate Flowers (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, and Girls)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:42
16The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 5
spoken vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Stafford Dean (operatic bass), Fiona Dobie (soprano), Kate Flowers (soprano), John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert2:43
17The Mikado, Act I: 8. So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret
bass-baritone vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Fiona Dobie (soprano) and Kate Flowers (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 8, “So Please You Sir, We Much Regret” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, and Girls)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:05
18The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 6
spoken vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano) and John Stewart (actor & tenor)
Sir William Gilbert2:26
19The Mikado, Act I: 9. Were You Not to Ko-Ko Plighted
soprano vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 9, “Were You Not to Ko-Ko Plighted” (Yum-Yum and Nanki-Pooh)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:23
20The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 7
spoken vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass), Clive Revill and Gordon Sandison (baritone)
Sir William Gilbert2:19
21The Mikado, Act I: 10. I Am So Proud
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill and Gordon Sandison (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 10, “I Am So Proud” (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko and Pish-Tush)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:45
22The Mikado, Act I: Dialogue 8
spoken vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert3:59
23The Mikado, Act I: 11. With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride (Finale)
bass-baritone vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Fiona Dobie (soprano) and Kate Flowers (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride” (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo, Chorus) (first song only of Act I Finale)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride…” (Ensemble)
Sir Arthur Sullivan14:54
24The Mikado, Act II: Introduction
spoken vocals:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.1:01
25The Mikado, Act II: 1. Braid the Raven Hair
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 12, “Braid the Raven Hair” (Pitti-Sing and Girls)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:21
26The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 1
spoken vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano)
Sir William Gilbert0:28
27The Mikado, Act II: 2. The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
soprano vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 13. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:10
28The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 2
spoken vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Fiona Dobie (soprano), Kate Flowers (soprano) and John Stewart (actor & tenor)
Sir William Gilbert1:59
29The Mikado, Act II: 3. Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 14, “Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day” (Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Pooh, and Pish-Tish)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:25
30The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 3
spoken vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano), John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert2:34
31The Mikado, Act II: 4. Here's a How-De-Do! If I Marry You
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
soprano vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 15. “Here’s a how-de-do” (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:14
32The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 4
spoken vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass), Kate Flowers (soprano), John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert3:10
33The Mikado, Act II: 5. Mi-Ya-Sa-Ma, Mi-Ya-Sa-Ma
bass-baritone vocals:
William Conrad
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 16, “Mi-ya Sa-ma” … “From Every Kind of Man Obedience I Expect” (Mikado, Katisha, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:13
34The Mikado, Act II: 6. A More Humane Mikado Never Did in Japan Exist
bass-baritone vocals:
William Conrad
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 17, “A More Humane Mikado” (Mikado, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:23
35The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 5
spoken vocals:
William Conrad, Stafford Dean (operatic bass) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert0:46
36The Mikado, Act II: 7. The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
bass-baritone vocals:
Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 18, “The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down” (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:50
37The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 6
spoken vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Anne Collins (operatic contralto), William Conrad, Stafford Dean (operatic bass) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert3:13
38The Mikado, Act II: 8. See How the Fates Their Gifts Allot
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
bass-baritone vocals:
William Conrad and Stafford Dean (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 19, “See How the Fates Their Gifts Allot” (Mikado, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko and Katisha)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:37
39The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 7
spoken vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Stafford Dean (operatic bass), Kate Flowers (soprano), John Stewart (actor & tenor) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert1:50
40The Mikado, Act II: 9. The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
background vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano), Stafford Dean (operatic bass) and Kate Flowers (soprano)
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 20, “The Flowers That Bloom In the Spring” (Nanki-Pooh, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:33
41The Mikado, Act II: 10. Alone, and Yet Alive
contralto vocals and spoken vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 21, “Alone, and Yet Alive…” (Katisha)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:17
42The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 8
spoken vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert2:07
43The Mikado, Act II: 11. On a Tree by a River, a Little Tom-Tit Sang, Willow, Tit-Willow
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko) (willow, tit-willow)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:05
44The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 9
spoken vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto) and Clive Revill
Sir William Gilbert0:53
45The Mikado, Act II: 12. There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
contralto vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 23. “There is beauty in the bellow of the blast” (Katisha and Ko-Ko)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan1:18
46The Mikado, Act II: Dialogue 10
spoken vocals:
Anne Collins (operatic contralto), William Conrad, Stafford Dean (operatic bass), John Stewart (actor & tenor), Clive Revill and Gordon Sandison (baritone)
Sir William Gilbert2:03
47The Mikado, Act II: 13. For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum (Finale)
baritone vocals:
Clive Revill
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Kate Flowers (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Stewart (actor & tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum” (Ensemble) (first song only in Act II Finale)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, No 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum…” (Ensemble)
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:29