from Act II of the English opera The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto: W.S. Gilbert

Role: Katisha

Voice Part: contralto       Fach: contralto

Setting: Ko-Ko's garden

Synopsis: Katisha sings of her sadness that Nanki-Poo, her betrothed, has been executed.

from Act I of the English opera The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto: W.S. Gilbert

Role: Ko-Ko

Voice Part: baritone       Fach: lyric baritone

Setting: The courtyard of the palace of Ko-Ko

Synopsis: Ko-Ko reveals that he does keep a few victims ready for execution if anyone ever makes him really kill someone.

from Act I of the English opera The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto: W.S. Gilbert

Role: Nanki-Poo

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: lyric tenor

Setting: The courtyard of the palace of Ko-Ko.

Synopsis: Nanki-Poo explains to the lords of Titipu his job as a wandering ministrel and describes his large range of skills.

from Act I of the English opera The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto: W.S. Gilbert

Role: Pish-Tush

Voice Part: baritone       Fach: lyric baritone

Setting: The courtyard of the palace of Ko-Ko

Synopsis: Nanki-Poo fell in love with Yum-Yum long ago, but found they could not be married since she was engaged to her guardian, Ko-Ko. Now he has heard that Ko-Ko has been sentenced to death for flirting. Nanki-Poo has come back in order to take Yum-Yum away once Ko-Ko is executed. Pish-Tush tells him, though, that Ko-Ko was saved by being appointed Lord High Executioner.

from Act II of the English opera The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto: W.S. Gilbert

Role: The Mikado, Ruler of Japan

Voice Part: bass       Fach: lyric bass

Setting: Ko-Ko's garden

Synopsis: The Mikado explains his philosophy of letting the punishment for a crime more accurately reflect the nature of the crime.

from Act II of the English opera The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan

Libretto: W.S. Gilbert

Role: Yum-Yum

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: soubrette

Setting: Ko-ko's garden

Synopsis: While getting ready for her wedding to Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum admires her own beauty.