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1. MS Mus. 1824

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive
Scope & Content:
Scores, libretti and instrumental parts for works from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company repertoire, relating to productions by the Company and by others. The collection here comprises manuscript material; printed material with manuscript annotations; and unpublished printed material. Acquired as pa...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - 20th century
Extent:
205 files

2. MS Mus. 1824/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Savoy Operas
Scope & Content:
Scores, libretti and instrumental parts for works performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre, London. Although Thespis (1871), Trial by Jury (1875), The Sorcerer (1877), H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), and Patience (1881) did not receive their firs...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - 20th century
Extent:
160 files

3. MS Mus. 1824/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/2
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Companion Pieces for Savoy Operas
Scope & Content:
Companion pieces performed at the Savoy Theatre either as curtain raisers or afterpieces to full length Savoy operas. The companion pieces for which material is held (in varying degrees of completeness) are: MS Mus. 1824/2/1 Mock Turtles (Desprez and Faning); MS Mus. 1824/2/2 Captain Billy (Gre...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - 20th century
Extent:
13 files

4. MS Mus. 1824/3

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/3
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Non-Savoy Operas and Scores
Scope & Content:
Scores, libretti and band parts for various operas that did not form part of the Savoy repertoire, including operas performed by D'Oyly Carte in the late 19th century at other theatres, and operas in new translation performed in the 1990s. Also included, parts for Sir Malcolm Arnold, Sinfonietta...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century - late 20th century
Extent:
32 files

5. MS Mus. 1824/1/22

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/22
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Arrangements of individual numbers from Gilbert and Sullivan operas
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1953
Extent:
2 files

6. MS Mus. 1824/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/23
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: souvenir libretti from North American tours
Scope & Content:
Souvenir libretti from tours of the USA and Canada: 1938-1939 1947-1948 1950-1951 1964-1965 Miscellaneous copies The libretti contain only the text and no details of dates and venues of performances.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938-1965
Extent:
5 folders (29 items)

7. MS Mus. 1824/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/3/5
Title:
D'Oyly Carte: Orpheus in the Underworld (Jacques Offenbach, English libretto by Jeremy Sams)
Scope & Content:
The first performance of Offenbach's two-act, opéra bouffe was at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris on 21 October 1858. It ran for 228 performances. An adaptation by J. R. Planché played for 76 performances at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, beginning 26 December 1865. The D'Oyly Cart...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1992-1994
Extent:
1 file

8. MS Mus. 1824/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/1/2
Title:
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Trial by Jury (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
Scope & Content:
First performed at the Royalty Theatre, London, from 25 Mar to 18 Dec 1875 (131 performances). Autograph full score (photocopy); two annotated vocal scores (one belonging to Leslie Rands); and an arrangement for two pianos by Francis J. Buckley.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875-[1960s]
Extent:
3 files

9. MS Mus. 1824/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/3/1
Title:
D'Oyly Carte: La branche cassée (Gaston Serpette)
Scope & Content:
Full score and parts in copy manuscript for individual songs, including parts for 'The Bird that Came in Spring' by Julius Benedict (as performed by Pauline Rita). First performed in English translation by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Opéra Comique, London, October 1874.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
3 files

10. MS Mus. 1824/3/4/4

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1824/3/4/4
Title:
D'Oyly Carte Archive: His Excellency (printed libretto)
Scope & Content:
Unannotated printed libretto, published by Chappell & Co.. Includes a cast list for the first performance on 27 October 1894.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1894
Extent:
1 file