One of the leading figures in the comic opera, The Mikado, Yum-Yum was one of the first models in a series of Gilbert and Sullivan characters.
Gilbert and Sullivan collaborated on 14 operas from 1871 to 1896. Since then, they’ve become the most frequently performed series of operas in history and are still performed throughout the world today. Royal Doulton’s Gilbert and Sullivan series pays homage to some of their most popular characters..
