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Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. color. 130+ min. John Michael Phillips, A&E Television Networks, dist. by New Video, 128 5th Ave., 15th fl., New York, NY 10011; 800-423-1212; ShopAETV. 2005. DVD ISBN 0-7670-8632-5. $24.95. THEATER
The Mikado is one of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's best-loved comic operas, with catchy tunes and memorable melodies that linger long after the show is over. This delightful and rollicking 1987 adaptation by the English National Opera transforms the town of Titipu from ancient Japan to an English seaside resort of the 1920s. Producer Jonathan Miller states in the added behind-the-scenes featurette, "A Source of Innocent Merriment," …