Historedia
Episode 4 of 4

Premiere at Savoy

When
14 March 1885
Where
Savoy Theatre
Part of
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado opens at the Savoy Theatre

The opera opened at the Savoy Theatre in London, beginning a historic run.

The Mikado opened on 14 March 1885 at the Savoy Theatre in London. It ran for 672 performances, marking the second-longest run for any work of musical theatre up to that time.

Sources

  1. The Mikado Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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