The Australian Opera's current production of The Mikado is as far as I can recall the first time I have ever seen a Gilbert and Sullivan opera live.
It was colourful and full of fancy movement.
The main attraction for me was to see Anthony Warlow playing Ko-Ko and hear his fine voice. This probably is not the best vehicle for his vocal talents with more spoken lines than singing. Furthermore, given the humorous accent he adopts for his role even his singing is not heard to best advantage in my opinion.
It all looks pretty and was enjoyable enough but G&S does come across as a bit twee.
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