The Mikado: Act II, no. 13. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum)

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Relationships

lyricist:W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
referred to in medleys:The Mikado Selection (excerpts from The Mikado) (order: 5)
part of:The Mikado: Act II (order: 2)
arrangements:The sun, whose rays are all ablaze (for choir, Chilcott)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1936The Mikado: The Sun Whose RaysGilbert & Sullivan2:43
1950The Mikado: “The sun whose rays”Margaret Mitchell, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:42
1957The Mikado: Act II. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze”Jean Hindmarsh, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey2:39
1982-10-11The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All AblazeliveGilbert & Sullivan3:03
1999-10-15 – 1999-10-19The Mikado: Act II: Yum-Yum's Song "The sun, whose rays"Yvonne Kenny, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry3:04
"The sun whose rays" (The Mikado)Valerie Masterson, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Alwyn3:05
The Mikado, Act II: 2. The Sun, Whose Rays Are All AblazeKate Flowers, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:10
The Mikado: "The sun whose rays are all ablaze"Lesley Garrett2:44
The Mikado: “The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze”Barbara Hendricks, Philharmonia Orchestra, Lawrence Foster3:13
The Mikado: Act 2. The Sun, Whose Rays Are Ablaze[unknown]3:14
The Mikado: Act II, Song “The sun Whose rays”Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:02
The Mikado: Act II. “The sun whose rays are all ablaze”Valerie Masterson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus3:05
The Mikado: Act II. “The sun whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum)Gilbert & Sullivan2:33
The Mikado: Act II. “The sun whose rays”Gilbert & Sullivan2:43
The Mikado: Act II. “The sun whose rays”Elsie Morison, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:02
The Mikado: Act II. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze”Gilbert & Sullivan3:00
The Mikado: Act II. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze”Marie McLaughlin, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras3:10
The Mikado: Act II. "The sun, whose rays are all ablaze" (Yum-Yum)Gilbert & Sullivan3:01
The Mikado: Act II. “The Sun, Whose Rays”Elsie Morison, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:02
The Mikado: Act II. No. 2 "The sun, whose rays are all ablaze"Gilbert & Sullivan2:40
The Mikado: Act II. The sun whose raysGilbert & Sullivan2:55
The Mikado: Act II. The Sun Whose Rays Are All AblazeLinden Singers, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:50
The Mikado: The Moon and ILondon Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein2:29
The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All AblazeGilbert & Sullivan3:08
The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All AblazeGilbert & Sullivan3:07
The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All AblazeGilbert & Sullivan2:47
The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All AblazeValerie Masterson, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth3:14
The Moon and IinstrumentalLondon Promenade Orchestra3:03
The Sun Whose RayscoverKyla Lingley3:00
The Sun Whose RaysMoira Anderson3:16
The Sun Whose RaysGilbert & Sullivan2:44
The Sun Whose RaysLynda Smart2:44
The sun whose rays (The Mikado)Gilbert & Sullivan3:07
The Sun Whose Rays Are All AblazeThe Gala Ensemble2:43
The Sun Whose Rays Are All AblazeThe D’Oyly Carte Opera Company2:49
The Sun Whose Rays are all Ablaze - The MikadoGilbert & Sullivan2:45
The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze (The Moon and I)Gilbert & Sullivan3:05
The Sun, Whose RaysGilbert & Sullivan2:55