voc, 1880-1959 GB, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Singer / Musician of Classical and Soundtrack
Sydney Granville (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.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Mikado | Isidore Godfrey, Darrell Fancourt, Martyn Green, Sydney Granville, Leslie Rands, Brenda Bennett, Marjorie Eyre, Elizabeth Nickell-Lean, Josephine Curtis, Radley Flynn, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Gilbert & Sullivan | 1980 | 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 | |
Iolanthe | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, George Baker, Darrell Fancourt, Derek Oldham, Sydney Granville, Leslie Rands, Bertha Lewis, Nellie Briercliffe | Album |