D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

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The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was a British theatrical company best known for producing and popularizing the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan from the late 19th century into the 20th century.

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instanceOf opera company
theatrical company
activityPeriod 20th century
late 19th century
alsoKnownAs The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
associatedWith Savoy Theatre
basedIn London
linked to: London, England
collaboratedWith Arthur Sullivan
W. S. Gilbert
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1982
fieldOfWork light opera
musical theatre
foundedBy D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Ltd.
Richard D'Oyly Carte
genre comic opera
hasArtisticDirector Bridget D'Oyly Carte
John Reed
hasConductor Isidore Godfrey
hasPerformanceVenue Opera Comique
Savoy Theatre
inception 1875
influenced performance tradition of Gilbert and Sullivan
languageOfPerformance English
locationOfFormation London
linked to: London, England
notableFor early complete recordings of Gilbert and Sullivan operas
maintaining a permanent repertory of Gilbert and Sullivan operas
productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operas
notableWork H.M.S. Pinafore
Iolanthe
Patience
Princess Ida
Ruddigore
The Gondoliers
The Grand Duke
The Mikado
The Pirates of Penzance
The Yeomen of the Guard
linked to: Yeomen of the Guard

Trial by Jury
Utopia, Limited
operated Savoy Theatre
ownedBy D'Oyly Carte family
parentOrganization D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust
recordLabel Decca Records
reestablished 1988

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Richard D'Oyly Carte founded D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Richard D'Oyly Carte employer D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Gilbert and Sullivan operas producedBy D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
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D'Oyly Carte Opera Company parentOrganization D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust
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D'Oyly Carte Opera Company alsoKnownAs The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
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D'Oyly Carte Opera Company foundedBy D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Ltd.
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