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Eric Idle Videos!Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Eric Idle, Lesley Garrett, Richard Van Allan, Felicity Palmer, Richard Angas, Bonaventura Bottone, Susan Bullock, English National OperaEric Idle, Lesley Garrett, Bonaventura Bottone, and Richard Van Allan (DVD - 2005)  Please Click the Cart to Purchase or Hover Over to Preview the CD 
The irrepressible Eric Idle (Monty Python s Flying Circus) teams up with the English National Opera in this hilarious performance of Gilbert and Sullivan s beloved comic opera, THE MIKADO.
This rollicking version of Gilbert and Sullivan s most popular tale relocates the action from ancient Japan to a 1920s English seaside resort. Here the rule of the Mikado is absolute--and often prone to whimsy. Ko-Ko (Eric Idle) is sentenced to death for the crime of flirting, but in a strange turn of events is instead named Lord High Executioner. A delightful farce ensues as Ko-Ko can t behead anyone without first cutting off his own head. But by the second act, the Mikado demands an execution and Ko-Ko must delicately sing and dance his way around a messy situation involving the Mikado s son and his secret love Yum Yum.
One of the best loved gems in all of opera, this charming production of THE MIKADO adds a unique twist to the timeless music--especially with the madcap talent of Eric Idle in his opera debut!
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