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Spotlight: “The Mikado” Concert Version Features Female Title Character

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Photo courtesy of "The Mikado, A Concert Version" Facebook event page

Photo courtesy of "The Mikado, A Concert Version" Facebook event page

A concert version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado” takes the stage at Orlando Rep Friday, with an associated visual art opening on Monday, August 5th, a few days in advance of the show.

Theresa Smith-Levin is executive director of Central Florida Vocal Arts and Opera del Sol, two of the groups behind the production.

She tells 90.7’s Nicole Darden Creston there’s a very good reason she chose to focus on the music of “The Mikado” as opposed to its traditional theatrical components.

Click the Play Audio button to hear their conversation.

Find more information on “The Mikado, A Concert Version” on the Facebook event page.


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Nicole Darden Creston

About Nicole Darden Creston

All Things Considered Host and Reporter

Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined WMFE in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from ... Read Full Bio »

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