D'Oyly Carte

American  

[doi-lee kahrt] / ˈdɔɪ li ˈkɑrt /

noun

1. Richard, 1844–1901, English theatrical producer.

2. 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 British  

/ ˈdɔɪlɪ kɑːt /

noun

1. Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan

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Example Sentences

D'Oyly Carte Island was bought by London theatre impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte in the late 19th Century.

From BBC

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

It is a glorious thing that The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company – purveyors of all things Gilbert and Sullivan – have returned to the stage after 10 years in the wings.

From The Guardian

It's easy to see why the film has its Sybils in a twist: both were real people, and both were singers with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the interwar years.

From The Guardian

Our marriage, he went on to tell us, would not have been a handicap in the D'Oyly Carte Company.

From Project Gutenberg