Thanks for the link, Elmore! I couldn't find much info on the production, but couldn't imagine it not being exciting. The only G&S that has been available here is our own Atlanta company (which isn't bad.) so I've never seen a production like this. I read Greg the description form the website:
Carl Rosa Opera’s production of The Mikado, seen for the first time in 1998, was based on the original Savoy production of 1885. Gilbert’s own prompt book was the source for the direction, staging, and choreography.
It also presents a faithful reproduction of the original stage settings, using the costumes and sets seen in Mike Leigh's film. Many drawings, photographs, designs, and other research material have been unearthed for this ongoing project that has taken four years to co-ordinate.
...and he suddenly became interested, because it sounded similar to the work that our own Elmore does!
I'm glad to hear that George liked it, too! Perhaps the other productions will come here as well. (HMS P & Iolante!)
