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 • Oct. 21, 2025

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

Mr. Reed was only the fifth man to inhabit those roles regularly for the D’Oyly Carte, following the company’s celebrated comics George Grossmith, Henry Lytton, Martyn Green and Peter Pratt.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2010

"I think that young man will do for Wellington Wells in 'The Sorcerer,'" Gilbert remarked to his manager, R. D'Oyly Carte.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various