D'Oyly Carte

This book considers and discuss aspects of the management of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the twentieth century since the death of its founder Richard D'Oyly Carte and concentrate on key events which contributed to its demise in 1982.

Paul Seeley read German and Linguistics at University College of North Wales, Bangor, and Music at Edinburgh before joining the music staff of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1976. Before the company closed in 1982, he was assistant to the Company Manager. In 2004, Liverpool University awarded him a PhD for his research on Franz Lehár. He is author of Richard D'Oyly Carte (Routledge 2019). He is a private teacher in semi-retirement.

1 The Making of D'Oyly Carte 2 Helen D'Oyly Carte 3 The Birth of a Tradition 4 On Radio and on Record 5 On Film and Television 6 The D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust 7 The last Savoyards 8 D'Oyly Carte and the Arts Council 9 A 'New' D'Oyly Carte?