| The sequences from The Mikado in particular impress one with their wit, their biting satire and their musicality. |
| To the rest of his court as well as to his people, the Mikado remains an invisible, dumb, and inapproachable divinity. |
| When The Mikado was premiered at London's Savoy Theatre the audience were charmed to the point of uproar, demanding that their favourite songs be encored four times. |
| Mikado is a relaunch of an 1894 pattern originally inspired by rice paper drawings created in the Far East. |
| These flowers, which resemble the blossom of the catalpa, constitute one of the crests of the Mikado of Japan. |
| Ironically, as the Savoy venture gets under way, it is the ENO which has unveiled a revival of its production of one of the original Savoy Operas, The Mikado. |
