The Mikado
Arthur Sullivan
Paperback
(Sullivan Press, Feb. 2, 2012)
The popular comic opera from Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado is set in Imperial Japan and tells the story of Nanki-Poo, a young man banished from his home village who returns after hearing that his love interest’s fiancé, Ko-Ko, is to be executed. However, when he returns to find that Ko-Ko has not only been pardoned, but has also been promoted as the village’s new executioner, Nanki-Poo finds that he is in over his head. One of the most frequently produced operas ever composed, The Mikado remains a comical masterwork that still delights readers and audiences to this day.