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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
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Mighty Maiden With A Mission - Minerva! Minerva! O Hear Me! on Princess Ida by Various Artists
Now Harken To My Strict Command on Princess Ida by Various Artists
Ruddigore (1931 Version): To A Garden Full Of Posies on Ruddigore by Various Artists
The Sorcerer: Act I: My name is John Wellington Wells (Mr Wells) on Sullivan: Sorcerer by Arthur Sullivan
When'er I Spoke on Princess Ida by Various Artists
Ruddigore (1931 Version): There Grew A Little Flower on Ruddigore by Various Artists
The Woman Of The Wisest Wit on Princess Ida by Various Artists
I Built Upon A Rock on Princess Ida by Various Artists
Be Assured on Princess Ida by Various Artists
Would You Know The Kind Of Maid - Oh Joy! Our Chief Is Saved on Princess Ida by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The GondoliersHenry Lytton, Winifred Lawson, Derek Oldham, Aileen Davies, Leo Sheffield, Bertha Lewis, George Baker, Mavis Bennett, Arthur Hosking1978Album
I Hear You Calling Me / I'll Sing Thee Songs Of ArabyDerek Oldham1933Album
Song Of Songs / TreesDerek Oldham1932Album
I Give My Heart / If I Am DreamingDerek Oldham1932Album
Your Eyes / My Song Of LoveDerek Oldham1931Album
You Are My Heart's Delight / Patiently SmilingDerek Oldham1931Album
Marching Along / In An Old-Fashioned TownDerek Oldham1931Album
Rising Early In The Morning/ Take A Pair Of Sparkling EyesLeslie Rands And Chorus Of Men / Derek Oldham1931Album
Trot Here And There (Donkey Duet) / The Swing SongDerek Oldham1928Album
Love Me To-Night/ Only A RoseDerek Oldham1927Album
A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We / With Cat-like Tread / Hush, Hush! Not A Word / Softly Sighing To The RiverPeter Dawson, Edward Halland, George Baker, Derek Oldham, Rupert D'Oyly Carte1921Album
The Pirates Of PenzanceD'Oyly Carte Opera Company, George Baker, Peter Dawson, Violet Essex, Edward Halland, Bessie Jones, Derek Oldham, Robert Radford, Edna Thornton, Nellie Walker1921Album
IolantheD'Oyly Carte Opera Company, George Baker, Darrell Fancourt, Derek Oldham, Sydney Granville, Leslie Rands, Bertha Lewis, Nellie BriercliffeAlbum
H.M.S. PinaforeGilbert & Sullivan, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Henry Lytton, Sydney Granville, George Baker, Derek Oldham, Leo Sheffield, Bertha Lewis, Elsie Griffin, Winifred LawsonAlbum
RuddigoreGilbert & Sullivan, George Baker, Elsie Griffin, Leo Sheffield, Darrell Fancourt, Derek Oldham, Bertha Lewis, Eileen SharpAlbum
Rose Marie - Indian Love Call / Rose MarieDerek Oldham, Edith Day, The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra Conducted By Herman FinckAlbum
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