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There is beauty in the bellow of the blast

Opera details:

Opera title:

The Mikado

Composer:

Arthur Sullivan

Language:

English

Synopsis:

The Mikado Synopsis

Libretto:

The Mikado Libretto

Translation(s):

Not entered yet.

Duet details:

Type:

duet

Role(s):

Ko-Ko / Katisha

Voice(s):

Baritone / Contralto

Act:

2.12

Previous scene: Hearts do not break!
Next scene: For he's gone and married Yum-Yum

Groucho Marx in THE MIKADO -- first time on DVD!

Singer: Martyn Green

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Gilbert and Sullivan's THE MIKADO starring GROUCHO MARX
"There is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast"
Performed by Groucho Marx and Helen Traubel
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, cond.

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DVD includes over 45 minutes of bonus features, including:
• Reminiscences of Groucho and The Mikado by Dick Cavett, Melinda Marx Leung,
Barbara Meister ("Yum-Yum") and other cast members.
• Martyn Green in Scenes from H.M.S. Pinafore (Bell Telephone Hour, 1963)
• Cast bios
• The commercials from the original 1960 telecast

complete cast:
Ko-Ko: Groucho Marx
Katisha: Helen Traubel
Pooh-Bah: Stanley Holloway
The Mikado: Dennis King
Nanki-Poo: Robert Rounseville
Yum-Yum: Barbara Meister
Peep-Bo: Melinda Marx
Pitti-Sing: Sharon Randall

Martyn Green, host / adaptation
Originally telecast April 29, 1960

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

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Full libretto The Mikado

English Libretto or Translation:

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