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It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, the second-longest run for any work of musical theatre and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time.
The Mikado, operetta in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (libretto) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (music) that premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885. The work was a triumph from the beginning. Its initial production ran for 672 performances, and within a year some 150 other companies were.
The Mikado, in full The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, Operetta in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (libretto) and Arthur Sullivan (music) that premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885. The Mikado is set in the 1880s, in the imaginary Japanese town of Titipu.
The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps for Richard D'Oyly Carte and opened on 10 October 1881 on a site previously occupied by the Savoy Palace.
Since its premiere in 1885 at the Savoy Theatre in London, The Mikado (or The Town of Titipu) has become one of the most-performed pieces of musical theatre in history.
Premiere: Mar. 14, 1885 - Savoy Theatre, London (672 performances) The residents of the Japanese town of Titipu, anxious to please their strict Emperor, seek an excuse to enforce the death penalty for flirting – and their executioner almost beheads the heir to the throne.
Premiere - Jan. 5, 1884 - Savoy Theatre, London Based on a poem by Tennyson, this is the story of a medieval feminist princess who forgoes her hatred of men when confronted with true love. This is the only G&S musical written completely in verse form.
