D'Oyly Carte
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Richard, 1844–1901, English theatrical producer.
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an English light opera company founded in London in 1881 by Richard D'Oyly Carte primarily for the presentation of the works of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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D'Oyly Carte Island was bought by London theatre impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte in the late 19th Century.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Called “The Hotel de Luxe of the World,” in the grandiose verbiage of its founder and proprietor, Richard D’Oyly Carte, it opened on London’s Strand in 1889 — apparently not a moment too soon.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
After leaving the Commons, he joined the board of trustees of the D'Oyly Carte Trust and, after being raised to the peerage as Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, was a regular attendee in the Lords.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2016
He conducted the operettas for stage performances for the D'Oyly Carte company, and early in his career fashioned a very successful ballet, Pineapple Poll, from Sullivan's music.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2010
In October 1881 the successful Patience was removed to a new theatre, the Savoy, specially built for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas by Richard D’Oyly Carte.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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