Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 &ndash 22 November 1900 was an English composer of Irish and Italian descent best known for his operatic Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 &ndash 29 May 1911 was an English Dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen First performed at the Opera Comique, London, on April 23, 1881, it moved to the 1,292-seat Savoy Theatre on October 10, 1881, where it was the first theatrical production in the world to be lit entirely by electric light. The Opera Comique was a 19th-century opera house constructed between Wych Street and Holywell Street with entrances on the East Strand. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London England Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common " Electric Light " is a song by Infernal, scheduled to be their next single after " Whenever You Need Me " off their album Electric ^[1] Henceforth, the G&S comic operas would be known as the Savoy Operas, and both fans and performers of G&S would come to be known as "Savoyards. Savoy Operas denote a style of Comic opera that developed in Victorian England in the late 19th century with W "

Patience was the sixth operatic collaboration of fourteen between Gilbert and Sullivan. Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W It ran for a total of 578 performances, which was seven more than the authors' earlier work, H.M.S. Pinafore, and the second longest run of any work of musical theatre up to that time, after the operetta Les Cloches de Corneville. HMS Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter Palmayserpolettejpg|right|thumb|220px| Ilka Palmay as Serpolette in an 1893 Berlin production]] Les cloches de Corneville (known in English as The Chimes ^[2]

Background

One of many Punch cartoons about æsthetes that appeared after the première of Patience and The Colonel. Punch was a British weekly Magazine of Humour and Satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002 The Colonel is a farce in three acts by F C Burnand based on Jean François Bayard's Le mari à la campagne, first produced in 1844 and produced in London Note the tiny, pennant-waving W. S. Gilbert at lower right. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 &ndash 29 May 1911 was an English Dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen

The opera is a satire on the aesthetic movement of the 1870s and '80s in England, when the output of poets, composers, painters and designers of all kinds was indeed prolific—but, some argued, empty and self-indulgent. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human This article is about aestheticism a term with a root meaning of sensuous Not to be confused with the religious practice of Asceticism: an abstinence from the sensual England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This artistic movement was so popular, and also so easy to ridicule as a meaningless fad, that it made Patience a big hit. The topical nature of the story may make Patience somewhat less accessible to some modern audiences, and G&S fans tend to have strong feelings one way or the other about Patience. Modern productions have sometimes "updated" the setting of Patience to an analogous era, such as a hippie Patience, where there is a flower-child poet versus a beat poet. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world

A popular myth holds that the central character, Bunthorne, a "Fleshly Poet," was intended to satirize Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of However, this identification is retrospective: in fact, the authors hired Wilde, after the fact, to popularize the opera in America (see below). There is a good case to be made that Bunthorne is based on the poets Algernon Swinburne and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who were considerably more famous than Wilde in 1881. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909 was a Victorian era English poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882 was an English poet Illustrator, painter and Translator. Rossetti had been attacked for immorality by Robert Buchanan (under the pseudonym of Thomas Maitland) in an article called "The Fleshly School of Poetry", published in the Contemporary Review for October, 1871. Robert Williams Buchanan ( August 18, 1841 - June 10, 1901) was a Scottish Poet, Novelist and Dramatist Nonetheless, Wilde's biographer Richard Ellmann suggests that Wilde is a partial model for both Bunthorne and his rival Grosvenor. Wilde had recently been satirised by F. C. Burnand in his play The Colonel (February 1881), and he wrote to George Grossmith (who played the role of Bunthorne), having been informed that Bunthorne 'took him off', asking for tickets for the first night. Sir Francis Cowley Burnand (29 November 1836 &ndash 21 April 1917 often credited as F The Colonel is a farce in three acts by F C Burnand based on Jean François Bayard's Le mari à la campagne, first produced in 1844 and produced in London George Grossmith (9 December 1847 &ndash 1 March 1912 was an English Comedian, Writer, Composer, Actor, and singer

George Grossmith as Bunthorne

The makeup and costume adopted by the first Bunthorne, George Grossmith, used the velvet jacket of Swinburne, the hair style and monocle of the painter James McNeill Whistler, and knee-breeches similar to those worn by Wilde and others. George Grossmith (9 December 1847 &ndash 1 March 1912 was an English Comedian, Writer, Composer, Actor, and singer George Grossmith (9 December 1847 &ndash 1 March 1912 was an English Comedian, Writer, Composer, Actor, and singer ^[3] The title character, Patience, was made up and costumed to exactly resemble the subject of Luke Fildes's first successful picture, "Where are you going to, my pretty maid?"^[4]

Gilbert and Sullivan's partner, the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte, was also the booking manager for Oscar Wilde. Sir Samuel Luke Fildes RA (1843-1927 was an English painter and illustrator born at Liverpool and trained in the South Kensington and Impresario, from the Italian impresa an enterprise or undertaking is a traditional term still very much in use in the Entertainment industry for Richard D'Oyly Carte (3 May 1844 &ndash 3 April 1901 was an English talent agent theatrical Impresario and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian It was he who sent Wilde and his green carnation and knee-breeches to enlighten Americans on the English Aesthetic Movement and, incidentally, to build up the box office for Patience. Wilde even agreed to attend one of the early performances of Patience, with suitable publicity arranged by Helen Lenoir, who would become the second Mrs. Helen Carte or Helen Lenoir ( May 12 1852 &ndash May 5 1913) was the second wife of impresario and hotelier Richard D'Oyly Carte D'Oyly Carte.

Gilbert originally conceived Patience as a tale of rivalry between two curates and of the doting ladies who attended upon them. The plot and even some of the dialogue was lifted straight out of Gilbert's Bab Ballad "The Rival Curates. The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W S Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings " During the course of writing the libretto, however, Gilbert took note of the criticism he had received for his very mild satirizing of a clergyman in The Sorcerer, and looked about for an alternative pair of rivals. For other uses see Sorcerer. Sorctrialjpg|right|thumb|300px|1878 programme cover]] The Sorcerer is a two-act Comic opera The aesthetes proved to be a gift to topsy-turvydom. Some remnants of the Bab Ballad version do survive in the final text of Patience. Lady Jane advises Bunthorne to tell Grosvenor: "Your style is much too sanctified—your cut is too canonical!" Later, Grosvenor agrees to change his lifestyle by saying, "I do it on compulsion!"—the very words used by the Reverend Hopley Porter in the Bab Ballad.

Roles

Aesthetic dress (left and right) contrasted with 'fashionable attire' (center), 1881

• Colonel Calverly (Officer of Dragoon Guards) (bass-baritone)
• Major Murgatroyd (Officer of Dragoon Guards) (baritone)
• Lieut. The Artistic Dress movement and its successor Aesthetic Dress, were Fashion trends in nineteenth century Clothing. The term " Victorian Fashion " refers to Fashion in Clothing in the Victorian era, or the reign of Queen Victoria (1837&ndash1901 A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass that shares certain qualities with the Baritone Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The Duke of Dunstable (Officer of Dragoon Guards) (tenor)
• Reginald Bunthorne (a Fleshly Poet) (comic baritone)
• Archibald Grosvenor (an Idyllic Poet) (lyric baritone)
• Mr. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Bunthorne's Solicitor (Silent)
• The Lady Angela (Rapturous Maiden) (mezzo-soprano)
• The Lady Saphir (Rapturous Maiden) (mezzo-soprano or soprano)
• The Lady Ella (Rapturous Maiden) (soprano)
• The Lady Jane (Rapturous Maiden) (contralto)
• Patience (a Dairy Maid) (soprano)
• Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Officers of Dragoon Guards

Synopsis

Act I

"Rapturous maidens" await Bunthorne

In front of Castle Bunthorne, a group of "lovesick maidens" are all in love with the aesthetic poet Bunthorne ("Twenty lovesick maidens we"). This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Lady Jane, the oldest and plainest of the ladies, informs them that Bunthorne, far from returning their affections, has his heart set on the simple milkmaid, Patience. Patience appears and confesses that she has never loved anyone; and she is thankful that love has not turned her miserable as it has them ("I cannot tell what this love may be"). Soon, the ladies' old sweethearts, the Dragoon Guards, appear ("The soldiers of our Queen"), led by Colonel Calverly ("If you Want a Receipt for that Popular Mystery"), Major Murgatroyd, and the droopy but immensely rich Lieutenant the Duke of Dunstable. They arrive ready to propose, only to discover their beloveds fawning over Bunthorne, who is in the throes of poetical composition, pretending to ignore the attention of the ladies thronging around him ("In a doleful train"). Bunthorne reads his poem and departs, while the officers are coldly rebuffed and mocked by the aesthetic ladies, who turn their noses up at the sight of the red and yellow uniforms. The Dragoons, reeling from the insult, depart ("When I first put this uniform on").

Sydney Granville as Grosvenor

Alice Barnett as Lady Jane

Bunthorne, left alone, confesses that his aestheticism is a sham, and mocks the movement's pretensions ("If you're anxious for to shine"). Sydney Granville, (1880 &ndash December 27 1959) was an English singer and Actor, best known for his performances in Baritone roles Alice Barnett ( May 17 1846 &ndash April 14 1901) was an English singer and Actress, best known for her performances in This article is about aestheticism a term with a root meaning of sensuous Not to be confused with the religious practice of Asceticism: an abstinence from the sensual Soon, he reveals to Patience that, like her, he does not really like poetry, but she tells him that she could not love him. Later, Lady Angela, one of Bunthorne's admirers, explores with Patience the latter's childhood crush ("Long years ago"). Lady Angela rhapsodizes upon love as the one truly unselfish pursuit in the world. Impressed by this eloquence, Patience promises to fall in love at the earliest opportunity. That opportunity is provided by the arrival of Archibald Grosvenor, another aesthetic poet who turns out to be Patience's childhood love. He has grown up to be the infallible, widely-loved poet known as "Archibald the All-Right" ("Prithee, pretty maiden"). The two declare themselves in love but are brought up short by the realisation that as Grosvenor is a perfect being, for Patience to love him would be a selfish act, and therefore impossible; thus, they must part.

Bunthorne, heartbroken by Patience's rejection, has chosen to raffle himself off among his lady followers ("Let the merry cymbals sound"), the proceeds going to charity. A raffle is a Competition in which people buy numbered Tickets Originating in southern Italy, it is a popular game in numerous countries and The Dragoons interrupt the proceedings, and, led by the Duke, attempt to reason with the ladies ("Your maiden hearts, ah, do not steel"), but the ladies are too busy clamouring for tickets to the raffle to listen ("Come walk up"). Just as Bunthorne is handing the bag to the unattractive Jane, ready for the worst, Patience interrupts the proceedings and proposes to unselfishly sacrifice herself by loving the poet ("True Love must single-hearted be"). A delighted Bunthorne accepts immediately, and his followers, their idol lost, return to the Dragoons to whom they are engaged ("I hear the soft note of the echoing voice"). All seems resolved, when Grosvenor enters and the ladies, finding him poetic, aesthetic, and far more attractive than Bunthorne, become his partisans instead ("Oh, list while we a love confess"), much to the dismay of the Dragoons, Patience, Bunthorne and especially Grosvenor himself.

Act II

Passmore as Bunthorne "curses" Lytton as Grosvenor

Lady Jane, accompanying herself on the cello, laments the passing of the years and expresses her hope that Bunthorne will "secure" her before it is too late ("Silvered is the raven hair"). Walter Passmore ( May 10 1867 &ndash August 29 1946) was an English singer and actor best known as the first successor to George Grossmith Sir Henry Lytton (3 January 1865 – 15 August 1936 was an English actor and singer who was the leading exponent of the comic Baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan Meanwhile, Grosvenor wearily entertains the ladies ("A magnet hung in a hardware shop") and begs to be given a half-holiday from their cloying attentions. The Dragoons' Major, Colonel, and Duke attempt to earn their partners' love through making an effort to convert to the principles of aestheticism ("It's clear that mediaeval art"). Then, Patience confesses her affection for Grosvenor to Bunthorne, who is naturally furious at the revelation.

Confronting Grosvenor, Bunthorne threatens him with a dire curse unless he undertakes to become a perfectly ordinary young man. Grosvenor, intimidated, but also pleased at the excuse to escape the celebrity caused by his "fatal beauty" agrees to do so. This plot backfires, however, when Grosvenor reappears as an ordinary man; all of the ladies follow him into ordinariness, becoming "matter-of-fact young girls. " Patience realizes that Grosvenor has lost his perfection in her eyes – and therefore, it will not be so selfish for her to marry him, which she undertakes to do without delay. The ladies, following suit, return to their old fiancés among the Dragoons. In the spirit of fairness, the Duke chooses the "plain" Lady Jane as his bride, for her very lack of appeal. Bunthorne is left to the "vegetable" love that he has claimed (falsely) to desire most of all. Thus, echoing the subtitle of the piece, everyone sings that "Nobody [is] 'Bunthorne's bride. '"

Musical numbers

• Overture (includes "Turn, oh turn, in this direction", "So go to him and say to him", and "Let the merry cymbals sound"). The Overture was orchestrated by Eugen d'Albert, who was then a pupil of Sullivan's. Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 &ndash 3 March 1932 was a Scottish-born German Pianist and Composer. ^[5]

Act I

". . . and here we are!"

Lytton and Lewis: "Sing 'Hey' to you!"

• 1. "Twenty love-sick maidens we" (Angela, Ella and Chorus of Maidens)
• 2. "Still brooding on their mad infatuation" (Patience, Saphir, Angela, and Chorus)
• 2a. "I cannot tell what this love may be" (Patience and Chorus)
• 2b. "Twenty love-sick maidens we" (Chorus of Maidens - Exit)
• 3. "The soldiers of our Queen" (Chorus of Dragoons)
• 3a. "If you want a receipt for that popular mystery" (Colonel and Chorus)¹
• 4. "In a doleful train two and two we walk" (Angela, Ella, Saphir, Bunthorne, and Chorus of Maidens and Dragoons)
• 4a. "Twenty love-sick maidens we" (Chorus of Maidens - Exit)
• 5. "When I first put this uniform on" (Colonel and Chorus of Dragoons)
• 6. "Am I alone and unobserved?" (Bunthorne)
• 7. "Long years ago, fourteen maybe" (Patience and Angela)
• 8. "Prithee, pretty maiden" (Patience and Grosvenor)
• 8a. "Though to marry you would very selfish be" (Patience and Grosvenor)
• 9. "Let the merry cymbals sound" (Ensemble)

¹ This was originally followed by a song for the Duke, "Though men of rank may useless seem. " The orchestration survives in Sullivan's autograph score, but without a vocal line. There have been several attempts at a reconstruction, including one by David Russell Hulme that was included on the 1994 new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recording. David Russell Hulme (born 1951 is a Welsh conductor and Musicologist known for his research and publications on the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan, the

Act II

• 10. "On such eyes as maidens cherish" (Chorus of Maidens)
• 11. "Sad is that woman's lot" (Jane)
• 12. "Turn, oh turn, in this direction" (Chorus of Maidens)
• 13. "A magnet hung in a hardware shop" (Grosvenor and Chorus of Maidens)
• 14. "Love is a plaintive song" (Patience)
• 15. "So go to him, and say to him" (Jane and Bunthorne)
• 16. "It's clear that mediaeval art" (Duke, Major, and Colonel)
• 17. "If Saphir I choose to marry" (Angela, Saphir, Duke, Major, and Colonel)
• 18. "When I go out of door" (Bunthorne and Grosvenor)
• 19. "I'm a Waterloo House young man" (Grosvenor and Chorus of Maidens)
• 20. "After much debate internal" (Ensemble)

Production history

Lillian Russell as Patience at the Bijou Opera House in New York, 1882

The original run of Patience in London, split across two theatres, was the second-longest of the Gilbert and Sullivan series, eclipsed only by The Mikado. Lillian Russell ( December 4[[ 860]] &ndash June 6 1922) was an American actress and Singer. The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Its first London revival was in 1900, making it the last of the revivals for which all three partners (Gilbert, Sullivan, and D'Oyly Carte) were alive. Gilbert admitted some doubts as to whether the æsthetic subject would still be appreciated, years after the fad had died out. Gilbert wrote to Sullivan after the premiere of this revival (which the composer was too ill to attend), "The old opera woke up splendidly. " (Allen 1975, p. 461).

In the British provinces, Patience played — either by itself, or in repertory — continuously from summer 1880 to 1885, then again in 1888. It rejoined the touring repertory in 1892 and was included in every season until 1955–56. New costumes were designed in 1918 by Hugo Rumbold, and a new production debuted on January 28, 1957. Hugo Cecil Levinge Rumbold (1884 – 1932 was a British stage designer Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The opera returned to its regular place in the repertory, apart from a break in 1962–63. Late in the company's history, it toured a reduced set of operas to reduce costs. Patience had its final D'Oyly Carte performances in April 1979 and was left out of the company's last three seasons of touring.

In America, Richard D'Oyly Carte mounted a production at the Standard Theatre in September 1881, six months after the London premiere. Unlike H. M. S. Pinafore, there were no "pirated" productions before the official version opened, although there were several afterwards, including one starring Lillian Russell. Lillian Russell ( December 4[[ 860]] &ndash June 6 1922) was an American actress and Singer. ^[6] In Australia, its first authorized performance was on 26 November 1881 at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, produced by J. C. Williamson. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 James Cassius Williamson ( August 26 1845 - July 6 1913) was an American actor and later a theatrical manager in Australia born in

Patience entered the repertory of the English National Opera in 1969, in an acclaimed production with Derek Hammond-Stroud as Bunthorne. English National Opera (ENO is the national opera company of England, and one of two opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera at Covent The production was later mounted in Australia and was preserved on video as part of the Brent Walker series. In 1984, ENO also took the production on tour to the Metropolitan Opera House, in New York City. The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. The City of New York

Chief Justice William Rehnquist, a great Gilbert and Sullivan fan, undertook the silent role of Mr. William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1 1924 – September 3 2005 was an American lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice Bunthorne's Solicitor (who oversees the raffle until scared off by the Dragoons) in a 1985 Washington Savoyards production of the piece. Washington Savoyards Ltd is the only professional Light opera repertory performing company based in Washington DC. ^[7]

The following table shows the history of the D'Oyly Carte productions in Gilbert's lifetime:

Historical casting

The following tables show the casts of the principal original productions and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring repertory at various times through to the company's 1982 closure:

Jessie Bond as Lady Angela

Illustration from an 1885 programme

Recordings

Of the recordings of this opera, the 1961 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recording (with complete dialogue), has been the best received. Nellie Briercliffe (1889 &ndash December 12 1966) was an English singer and actress best known for her performances in the Mezzo-soprano roles Marjorie Eyre (1897 &ndash December 3 1987) was an English opera singer best known for her performances in the Soprano and Mezzo-soprano Marjorie Eyre (1897 &ndash December 3 1987) was an English opera singer best known for her performances in the Soprano and Mezzo-soprano Bertha Lewis ( May 12 1887 &ndash May 8 1931) was an English opera singer and actress primarily known for her work as principal Contralto Bertha Lewis ( May 12 1887 &ndash May 8 1931) was an English opera singer and actress primarily known for her work as principal Contralto Ella Louise Halman ( July 18 1906 &ndash March 20 1995) was an English opera singer best known for her performances in the Contralto Winifred Lawson ( 15 November 1892 – 30 November 1961) was an Opera and concert Singer in the first half of the 20th century D-fancourtjpg|right|thumb|250px|Fancourt as Sergeant Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard ]] Darrell Fancourt ( March 8 1886 &ndash August 29 Charles Donald Adams ( December 20 1928 &ndash April 8 1996) was an English Opera singer and Actor, best known Charles Donald Adams ( December 20 1928 &ndash April 8 1996) was an English Opera singer and Actor, best known John Ayldon (born December 11 1943) is an English opera singer best known for his performances in Bass-baritone roles of the Savoy Operas Peter Pratt ( March 21 1923 &ndash January 11 1995) was an English Actor and singer who started his career in the Gilbert John Reed, (born February 13 1916) is a retired English Actor, dancer and singer known James Conroy-Ward (born 12 April 1947) is a music publisher and retired English actor and singer best known for performing the Gilbert and Sullivan Leonard Osborn ( November 11 1914 &ndash September 28 1994) was an English Opera singer best known for his masculine portrayal Leonard Osborn ( November 11 1914 &ndash September 28 1994) was an English Opera singer best known for his masculine portrayal Philip Potter (born February 6 1936) is an English singer and Actor, best known for his performances in the Tenor roles of the Alexander Meston Reid ( March 21 1945 &ndash October 31 1993) better known as Meston Reid, was a Scottish opera singer William Martyn-Green ( April 22 1899 &ndash February 8 1975) better known as Martyn Green, was an English actor and singer Peter Pratt ( March 21 1923 &ndash January 11 1995) was an English Actor and singer who started his career in the Gilbert John Reed, (born February 13 1916) is a retired English Actor, dancer and singer known John Reed, (born February 13 1916) is a retired English Actor, dancer and singer known Alan Styler (1925 &ndash September 1 1970) was an English opera singer best known for his performances in Baritone roles of the Savoy Kenneth Sandford ( June 28 1924 &ndash September 19 2004) was an English singer and Actor, best known for his performances Kenneth Sandford ( June 28 1924 &ndash September 19 2004) was an English singer and Actor, best known for his performances Joyce Wright (born 23 June 1922) is an English singer and actress best known for her performances in the Mezzo-soprano roles of the Savoy Pauline Wales (b 1938 is an English singer and actress best known for her performances in the Mezzo-soprano roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with Patricia Leonard, (born c 1943 is an English opera singer best known for her performances in Mezzo-soprano and Contralto roles of the Savoy Operas Valerie Masterson, born June 3 1937, is a retired English Opera singer a lecturer and Vice-President of British Youth Opera Ella Louise Halman ( July 18 1906 &ndash March 20 1995) was an English opera singer best known for her performances in the Contralto Ann Drummond-Grant (1905 &ndash September 11 1959) was a British singer and actress best known for her performances in Contralto roles of the Two videos, Brent Walker (1982) and Australian Opera (1995), are both based on the respected English National Opera production first seen in the 1970s. English National Opera (ENO is the national opera company of England, and one of two opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera at Covent ^[8]

Selected recordings

• 1930 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: Malcolm Sargent^[9]
• 1951 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: Isidore Godfrey^[10]
• 1961 D'Oyly Carte (with dialogue) – New Symphony Orchestra of London; Conductor: Isidore Godfrey^[11]
• 1962 Sargent/Glyndebourne – Pro Arte Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent^[12]
• 1982 Brent Walker Productions (video) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra; Conductor: Alexander Faris; Stage Director: John Cox^[13]
• 1994 New D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: John Owen Edwards ^[14]
• 1995 Australian Opera (video) – Conductor: David Stanhope; Stage Director: John Cox^[15]

See also

• Grosvenor Gallery
• Wikipedia:If you're anxious for to shine

Notes

References

• Allen, Reginald (1975). The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan. London: Chappell & Co. Ltd.  

• Baily, Leslie (1952). The Gilbert & Sullivan Book. London: Cassell & Company Ltd.  

• Gänzl, Kurt (1986). The British Musical Theatre—Volume I, 1865–1914. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  

• Rollins, Cyril; R. John Witts (1962). The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Gilbert and Sullivan Operas: A Record of Productions, 1875–1961. London: Michael Joseph.   Also, five supplements, privately printed.

External links

• Patience at The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
• Patience at The Gilbert & Sullivan Discography
• Article discussing Bunthorne's true identity
• Site containing biographies of the people listed in the historical casting chart
• Page linking to Patience song parodies
• List of longest running plays in London