Nanki-Poo

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Nanki-Poo is the romantic tenor hero and disguised son of the Mikado in Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera "The Mikado."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilbert and Sullivan character
fictional character
opera character
tenor role
alsoKnownAs The Mikado's son
appearsIn The Mikado NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I of The Mikado NERFINISHED
Act II of The Mikado NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ko-Ko NERFINISHED
Peep-Bo NERFINISHED
Pitti-Sing NERFINISHED
Pooh-Bah NERFINISHED
associatedWork Act II finale of The Mikado NERFINISHED
duet "The flowers that bloom in the spring" NERFINISHED
duet "Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted" NERFINISHED
finale of Act I of The Mikado
song "A wand'ring minstrel I" NERFINISHED
trio "Here's a how-de-do!" NERFINISHED
betrothedTo Katisha NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
creator Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED
W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED
disguisedAs a second trombone
wandering minstrel
engagedTo Yum-Yum NERFINISHED
father The Mikado NERFINISHED
fiancée Yum-Yum NERFINISHED
fictionalResidence Titipu NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1885
firstPerformedAt Savoy Theatre NERFINISHED
formerFiancée Katisha NERFINISHED
genre comic opera character
hasTitleInFiction heir to the throne of Japan
languageOfWork English
loveInterest Yum-Yum NERFINISHED
medium stage
nationalityInFiction Japanese
notableTrait honorable
impulsive
romantic
occupation wandering minstrel
partOf Savoy Opera canon
plotFunction drives central romantic conflict in The Mikado
relative The Mikado NERFINISHED
roleType romantic lead
threatenedBy Katisha NERFINISHED
Ko-Ko NERFINISHED
vocalType tenor

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The Mikado hasCharacter Nanki-Poo