Opera A La Carte, the foremost Gilbert and Sullivan touring repertory company in the country brings The Mikado or The Town of Titipu, a comic opera in two acts, with orchestra to the QPAC stage.  The story focuses around The Mikado’s son who flees to avoid an unwanted marriage, only to fall in love with an engaged woman. The show opened in 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, the second longest run for any work of musical theatre.  The Mikado has been translated into numerous languages and remains one of the most frequently played musical theatre pieces in history.