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Derek Oldham
voc, 1887-1968 GB, Accrington
Singer of Classical and Soundtrack
A.k.a. John Stephens Oldham
Derek Oldham (29 March 1887 – 20 March 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.After performing in concerts as a boy soprano and working as a bank clerk, Oldham began a professional performing career in 1914. With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Scots Guards, serving with valour. After the war, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, singing the tenor leads in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for three years. He then starred in musicals and operettas in the West End in the 1920s, including Madame Pompadour, The Merry Widow, Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King. He returned to the D'Oyly Carte for brief periods from 1929 to 1937.
Genres
Plays With
| D'Oyly Carte Opera Company |
Popular Tracks 
The Mikado, Act l: "If You Want to Know Who We Are / A Wand'ring Minstrel" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The Thought Never Entered My Head on NOVELLO, Ivor: Shine Through My Dreams by Ivor Novello The Mikado, Act l: "Three Little Maids" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The Mikado, Act ll: "For He's Gone and Married Yum Yum" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The Mikado, Act l: "Behold the Lord High Executioner" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The Mikado, Act ll: "On a Tree By a River" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Bless You on The Ivor Novello Songbook by Various Artists The Sorcerer, Act I: Finale (Mr Wells, Aline, Alexis, Chorus) on Sullivan: Sorcerer by Arthur Sullivan & Isidore Godfrey The Mikado, Act ll: "Braid the Raven Hair" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The Mikado, Act ll: "Here's How De Do! / Mi Ya Sa Ma / A More Humane Mikado" on Highlights from "The Mikado" by The D'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gondoliers | Henry Lytton, Winifred Lawson, Derek Oldham, Aileen Davies, Leo Sheffield, Bertha Lewis, George Baker, Mavis Bennett, Arthur Hosking | 1978 | Album |
| I Hear You Calling Me / I'll Sing Thee Songs Of Araby | Derek Oldham | 1933 | Album |
| Song Of Songs / Trees | Derek Oldham | 1932 | Album |
| I Give My Heart / If I Am Dreaming | Derek Oldham | 1932 | Album |
| Your Eyes / My Song Of Love | Derek Oldham | 1931 | Album |
| You Are My Heart's Delight / Patiently Smiling | Derek Oldham | 1931 | Album |
| Marching Along / In An Old-Fashioned Town | Derek Oldham | 1931 | Album |
| Rising Early In The Morning/ Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes | Leslie Rands And Chorus Of Men / Derek Oldham | 1931 | Album |
| Trot Here And There (Donkey Duet) / The Swing Song | Derek Oldham | 1928 | Album |
| Love Me To-Night/ Only A Rose | Derek Oldham | 1927 | Album |
| A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We / With Cat-like Tread / Hush, Hush! Not A Word / Softly Sighing To The River | Peter Dawson, Edward Halland, George Baker, Derek Oldham, Rupert D'Oyly Carte | 1921 | Album |
| The Pirates Of Penzance | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, George Baker, Peter Dawson, Violet Essex, Edward Halland, Bessie Jones, Derek Oldham, Robert Radford, Edna Thornton, Nellie Walker | 1921 | Album |
| Iolanthe | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, George Baker, Darrell Fancourt, Derek Oldham, Sydney Granville, Leslie Rands, Bertha Lewis, Nellie Briercliffe | Album | |
| H.M.S. Pinafore | Gilbert & Sullivan, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Henry Lytton, Sydney Granville, George Baker, Derek Oldham, Leo Sheffield, Bertha Lewis, Elsie Griffin, Winifred Lawson | Album | |
| Ruddigore | Gilbert & Sullivan, George Baker, Elsie Griffin, Leo Sheffield, Darrell Fancourt, Derek Oldham, Bertha Lewis, Eileen Sharp | Album | |
| Rose Marie - Indian Love Call / Rose Marie | Derek Oldham, Edith Day, The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra Conducted By Herman Finck | Album |
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