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Mikado, The
     
Mikado, The
(1885) a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan which is set in Japan and contains the well-known songs The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring, Tra La and Three Little Maids from School. The name 'Mikado' is a former title for the emperor of Japan.
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