MS Mus. 1824/1

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 first performance at the Savoy Theatre, they were subsequently performed there and are in practice generally referred to as 'Savoy operas'. For convenience, they are included here.

The Savoy operas for which material is held are:

• Thespis (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• Trial by Jury (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Sorcerer (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• H.M.S. Pinafore (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• Patience (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• Iolanthe (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• Princess Ida (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• Ruddigore (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Yeomen of the Guard (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Gondoliers (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Vicar of Bray (Grundy and Solomon);
• Haddon Hall (Grundy and Sullivan);
• Utopia, Limited (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Chieftain (Burnand and Sullivan);
• The Grand Duke (Gilbert and Sullivan);
• The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein (Brookfield, Ross, and Offenbach);
• The Lucky Star (Brookfield, Ross, Hopwood, and Caryll);
• The Rose of Persia (Hood and Sullivan);
• Merrie England (Hood and German).