Katisha

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Katisha is a formidable, older noblewoman and comic villainess in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado," known for her dramatic presence and unrequited love for Nanki-Poo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic villainess
fictional character
operetta character
appearsIn The Mikado NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre comic opera
operetta
appearsInWorkBy Gilbert and Sullivan NERFINISHED
associatedWith the Mikado of Japan NERFINISHED
belongsToCanon Savoy Operas NERFINISHED
characterTrait authoritative
dramatic
emotionally vulnerable
formidable
older woman
vengeful
comicStyle broad physical and vocal comedy
createdBy W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED
culturalContext Victorian-era British satire of Japan
emotionalArc moves from vengeance to reconciliation
firstAppearance The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1885
firstPerformancePlace Savoy Theatre, London NERFINISHED
hasTheme aging and romantic rejection
satire of authority figures
loveInterest Nanki-Poo NERFINISHED
loveType unrequited love for Nanki-Poo
musicBy Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction comic villain
source of both menace and pathos
nationalityInFiction Japanese
opposesMarriageOf Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum
partOf character list of The Mikado
relationshipToMikado courtier
resolutionInPlot eventually accepts Ko-Ko as husband in some productions
rightsHolder public domain character
roleInWork antagonist in The Mikado
noblewoman at the court of the Mikado
settingOfFiction Titipu, Japan NERFINISHED
singsNumber Alone, and yet alive!
Hearts do not break! NERFINISHED
There is beauty in the bellow of the blast
stageTradition often portrayed with exaggerated makeup and costume
typicalCasting mature female singer
voiceType contralto
workLanguage English

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The Mikado hasCharacter Katisha