新西兰歌剧院首演吉尔伯特与萨利文歌剧《日本天皇》

New Zealand Opera premiered Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado

吉尔伯特与萨利文（Gilbert＆Sullivan）的歌剧《日本天皇》（The Mikado）旨在嘲讽英国官僚制度,却把故事背景设定在日本,是一部讽刺、荒诞的闹剧。事实上在西方,这是一部常被演出的音乐戏剧作品,通过这部歌剧也证明,1g世纪的政治讽刺非常容易被21世纪的观众接受,能戳中当代观众的笑点。

Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado is a quintessentially English concoction where British bureaucracy collides with faux Japan to create a madcap entertainment full of satire,absurdities and slapstick.The fact that it is one of the most frequently performed musical theatre pieces of all times is testament to the fact that 19^(th) century satire and political innuendo can so easily be transported into the 21^(st) century,thus ensuring that the laughter flows seamlessly for a modern audience.