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A spoof of Victorian English society with a mock Japanese flavor. Presents the story of a lowly tailor's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord Executioner plus a series of improbable romantic ties.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films Incorporated, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Stratford Festival (Ont.)
Other Authors: Baron, Marie, Donkin, Eric, Ingram, Henry, Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911, Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900, Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004
Format: Conference Proceeding Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, [1986?]
Series:Connaisseur.
Subjects:
Operas.
Description
Summary:A spoof of Victorian English society with a mock Japanese flavor. Presents the story of a lowly tailor's transformation from prisoner in a country jail to the rank of Lord Executioner plus a series of improbable romantic ties.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1982 production presented at the Stratford Festival of Canada.
Based on the comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (151 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Music
Opera
Production Credits:Camera, Eamonn Beglan, Dave Doherty, Tom Farquharson and Ross Murray ; music, Berthold Carriere ; costumes, Susan Benson.