SCOTTISH Opera presents another of Gilbert and Sullivan’s much loved comic classics, The Mikado, at the Bristol Hippodrome next week.
Written in 1885 and set in the fictional Japanese town of Titipu in the 1880s, this ever-popular opera satirises British society, customs and pretentions through a farcical plot.
The Mikado has decreed that those caught flirting should be sentenced to death.
However, things take a complicated turn when his son Nanki-Poo falls for Yum-Yum, whose beauty has also caught the eye of Ko-Ko the Lord High Executioner.
Featuring many of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular songs, including ‘A wand'ring minstrel I’, ‘Three little maids from school are we’ and ‘I’ve got a little list’, The Mikado is perfect for those new to opera and offers a night of great entertainment for all the family.
The performances are at 7.30pm from Wednesday, June 22 to Saturday, June 25 with matinee shows at 2.30pm on Thursday and Saturday.
For more information and to book tickets visit atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome.
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