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Gilbert's comic opera His Excellency, with music by Frank Osmond Carr, was first performed on October 27, 1894, with a cast including such familiar faces from the Savoy as George Grossmith (as Griffenfeld), Rutland Barrington (as the Regent), and Jessie Bond. Most of the reviews praised Gilbert's libretto, but Carr's music was less well thought of and the opera had a closed after 162 performances.
- Synopsis by Arthur Robinson
- Reviews
- from Reynold's Newspaper, 28 October, 1894.
- from The Daily Telegraph, 29 October, 1894.
- from The Times, 29 October, 1894.
- from the Westminster Gazette, 29 October, 1894.
- from The Era, 3 November 1894.
- from The Graphic, 3 November 1894.
- from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 3 November 1894.
- from Musical News, 3 November 1894.
- from The Lute, December 1894.
- from Monthly Musical Record, December 1894.
- from The Theatre, 6 December 1894.
- Illustrated article from The Sketch, 7 November 1894, including an interview with Arthur Playfair who played Harold, the Dancing Corporal, and photographs of the principal characters..
- Libretto, submitted to the Archive by Clifton
Coles
- Microsoft Word version [220Kb]
- PDF version (272Kb file)
- Vocal Score:
- Arthur Robinson has donated a copy of the original Vocal Score, Music by F. Osmond Carr. It can be downloaded as a single PDF file [18Mb]
- The vocal score for His Excellency can be purchased from Christopher Browne's Gilbert & Sullivan Catalogue.
- Vocal scores and libretti of His Excellency may be rented from St. David's Players of Cullompton, Exeter, England. Send queries to Ian Bond at Ian@kentisview.freeserve.co.uk.
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Features all of the music from this opera as MIDI files — over an hour of music, with full lyrics and spoken dialogue. |
- Opening Night Cast with pictures of Barrington, Bond, McIntosh and Playfair in their roles.
- Programme from the London production.
- MIDI Files. A complete set of MIDI and MIDI Karaoke files for His Excellency created by Colin M. Johnson.
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Page modified 17 October 2020