The Mikado: Act II, no. 18, “The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down” (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:The Mikado: Act II (order: 7)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1973-01-10 – 1973-01-15The Mikado: Act II. The criminal cried as he dropp’d him downD’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company3:31
1990The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”New D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Thora Ker, Malcolm Rivers, Eric Roberts, New D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones3:23
The Mikado, Act II: 7. The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him DownJohn McCarthy, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Cynthia Buchan, Stafford Dean, Clive Revill, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:50
The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”Gilbert & Sullivan3:24
The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Anne Howells, Richard Suart, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras3:25
The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried as he dropped him down”Mayfair Orchestra, George W. Byng3:15
The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried, as he dropped him down” (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus)D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Joan Gillingham, Martyn Green, Richard Watson, New Promenade Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey3:16
The Mikado: Act II. “The criminal cried”Aileen Davies, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Henry Lytton, Leo Sheffield, Harry Norris, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company3:31
The Mikado: Act II. "The criminal cried" (Ko-Ko, Nobles, Pitti-Sing, Poo-Bah)Geraint Evans, Glyndebourne Chorus, Marjorie Thomas, Ian Wallace, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:15
The Mikado: Act II. No. 7. “The criminal cried, as he dropped him down”Sadler’s Wells Opera Chorus, Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris3:33
The Mikado: Act II. The Criminal CriedLinden Singers, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris3:19
The Mikado: The Criminal CriedSymphony Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company3:26