Britain's oldest touring opera company, Carl Rosa Opera, brings The Mikado to Clearwater tonight. Gilbert & Sullivan's comic operetta pokes fun at Victorian English culture via a convoluted plot about the imaginary Japanese town of Titipu and its absurd society. Among the cast of memorable characters are Nanki-Poo, the monarch's son disguised as a wandering minstrel; Yum-Yum, the young noblewoman he falls for; and her betrothed, Ko-Ko, who is also the Lord High Executioner. 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, $35-$47, 727-791-7400, rutheckerdhall.com.
This article appears in Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2008.
