Sydney Granville
Sydney Granville (born Walter Dewhurst; 1880 – 27 December 1959) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After early theatrical work in musical comedy, straight plays and grand opera, he joined the D'Oyly Carte company, at first in the chorus, then in lyric baritone roles and finally in the comic bass-baritone parts of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. With brief breaks when he performed for other managements, Granville was with D'Oyly Carte from 1907 to 1942. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1880, Died December 27, 1959
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | Cc18639 | 12-in. | 2/4/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Bertha Lewis | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | Cc18640 | 12-in. | 2/4/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | Cc18641 | 12-in. | 2/4/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Stuart Robertson | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | Cc18647 | 12-in. | 2/6/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Stuart Robertson | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | Cc18648 | 12-in. | 2/6/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Stuart Robertson | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist | |
| Gramophone | Cc18649 | 12-in. | 2/6/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Granville, Sydney," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102783.
Granville, Sydney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102783.
"Granville, Sydney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Granville, Sydney - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80055751
Wikidata: Sydney Granville - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7659950
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120280713
MusicBrainz: Sydney Granville - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b2edb76-444e-4d1a-bb1e-1df3f90674b6
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