Yum-Yum , Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo , Three Sisters, Wards of Ko-Ko .
The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on March 14, 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, which was unprecedented for musical theatre pieces, and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time. Before the end of 1885 it was estimated that, in Europe and America, at least 150 companies were producing the opera. The Mikado remains the most frequently performed Savoy Opera, and it is especially popular with amateur and school productions. Indeed, The Mikado is one of the most frequently played musical theatre pieces in history.
Setting the opera in Japan, an exotic locale far away from England, allowed Gilbert to satirize English politics and institutions more freely by disguising them as Japanese.
SYNOPSIS
A year before the action of this opera begins, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Disguised as a traveling musician, he met and fell in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. Yum-Yum, however, was already betrothed to her guardian, and Nanki-Poo left Titipu in despair.
2006-11-13 21:26:15
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answered by Anonymous
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The three named characters singing the song "Three little maids from school are we" in Act I of The Mikado are Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, and Pitti-Sing who are joined by an unnamed chorus of girls. I hope this helps!
2006-11-13 20:17:44
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answered by MMMJ 2
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Fauna, Flora, and Meriweather.
2006-11-13 17:20:43
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answered by DavidNH 6
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yum yum, pitti sing, and peep bo
2006-11-14 12:51:12
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answered by Pink 2
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