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The Mikado – Lyric Opera REVIEW
Lyric Opera of Chicago
The Mikado
by W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan
By Lori Dana
If it’s an operetta, it must be holiday time at Lyric. This year’s musical sugarplum is that beloved Victorian chestnut, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. Given a gorgeous art deco makeover by British designer Mark Thompson, this version is set in 1922.