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The Mikado Vocal Score (Revised Edition)

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This is the most widley used book and not that expensive so Isuggest if you are in the show and don't have a huge part, (ie theChorus) to use this book. It is easy to read and has all of the samethings as most of the others, I just got done using it and was verypleased.

As a performer, the most important asset of a score is legibility and freedom from errors. This PV is superb in that it is very legible and corrects errors from prior PV's. It is also inexpensive enough that a performer need not fear guilty about writing in the margins or breaking the binding. While not a critical edition, it has everything that a performer would want in a PV, and I would unhesitatingly recommend it over ANY other PV presently on the market, even those which have been "authenticated".

Being a serious fan of Gilbert and Sullivan's work and a performer in several of their collaborations, this is a wonderful score. It has every piece of dialogue, every song, and a great cover. If you are ever going to be in a production of 'The Mikado', buy this score!

The musical qualities of this score do not overly impress in themselves, but the really important thing is ... despite what other reviewers may attest ... and it was on account of those reviews that I bought this score ... IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ONE SINGLE WORD OF DIALOGUE!!! Which makes it, for me, useless, and obliges me to buy a different edition. So, beware ... if you are preparing a ROLE in this wonderful operetta, this is NOT the score for you!

this score is great and easy to read, but it didnt have any of the dialogue in it. that was upsetting, but it is still a good score.

The words and notes are very clearly printed and the score is accurate and complete. The quality of the book is great. I'm in the show currently, so it has been flattened, folded, thrown around, highlighted, scribbled in, and everything else a show entails for the past month and the book is still in great working condition. It feels very solid, so I'm not worried about this changing in the near future. The binding is still holding strong, so it still looks great on the shelf too!

On the front cover it says something about a "lay flat binding" (I don't have my score in front of me, so I don't remember the exact wording). I don't know what this is, but it seems like a normal paperback score to me. It doesn't really lay flat any easier than other scores I have, but I wasn't expecting it to, so this isn't a negative for me.

I was cast in a community theater production of the Mikado and this book has everything I need - music and spoken lines.

This is exactly what I needed! My son is preforming in The Mikado in the Fall and wanted to start practicing early, since he has a lead role. This is the complete score with piano accompaniment, including all spoken dialogue. Perfect!

Probably the most popular printed score of The Mikado, this G. Schirmer edition has been used for years and years by hundreds of amateur and professional groups in presenting the opera. All the music is contained here for piano and voice. The piano part is NOT EASY; it very closely follows Sullivan's originals. I particulary enjoy reading along with it when I listen to a recording.

This is a phenomenal resource for the Mikado. The piano reduction is imminently playable, and the libretto includes the spoken dialogue between each of the vocal selections. The chorus parts are included, so this little score is the whole show in a complete package, with the exception of not being scored for the orchestra. Unless a person would want to alter some script, or lyrics (such as is commonly done in certain songs, i.e. I've Got a Little List) This Dover Vocal Score ranks right up there with the Stratford Video Production from 1982 - which is one of the best productions of this Gilbert and Sullivan classic.