Long before Sofia Coppola s Lost in Translation, long before Barthes explicated his empire of signs, even before Puccini s Madame Butterfly, Gilbert and Sullivan s The Mikado presented its own distinctive version of Japan. Set in a fictional town called Titipu and populated by characters named Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, and Pooh-Bah, the opera has remained popular since its premiere in 1885. Tracing the history of The Mikado s performances from Victorian times to the present, Josephine Lee reveals the continuing viability of the play s surprisingly complex racial dynamics as they have been adapted to different times and settings. Lee connects yellowface.
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