THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Nancy Hughes (1924-31)

[Born c.1896]

Nancy Hughes was a chorister with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from November 1924 (when it was known as the D'Oyly Carte Repertory Opera Company) until June 1931. She assumed the small part of Ada in Princess Ida in July 1925, and played it for the remainder of her career whenever Ida was in the Company's repertoire. She also appeared for shorter periods as Fiametta (1925-26) and Giulia (1928-29) in The Gondoliers.

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