Gramophone matrix Cc9488. The Mikado / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham

TitleSource
The Mikado (Primary title)Disc label
Number 17 (Title part)Disc label
Here's a how-de-do! ; Mi-ya Sa-ma (Part name)Disc label
Mikado (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
W. S. Gilbert (librettist)
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Derek Oldham (vocalist : tenor vocal)"Here's a how-de-do! "
Harry Norris (conductor)
Henry A. Lytton (vocalist : baritone vocal)"Here's a how-de-do! "
Bertha Lewis (vocalist : contralto)"Mi-ya sa-ma"; "From every kind of man."
Elsie Griffin (vocalist : soprano vocal)"Here's a how-de-do! "
Darrell Fancourt (vocalist : baritone vocal)"Mi-ya sa-ma"; "From every kind of man."
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Vocal group)
The Light Opera Orchestra (Musical group)Listing for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Rupert D’Oyly Carte (session supervisor)
  • Description: Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Disc labels indicate "Here's a how-de-do!" is performed by Griffin, Oldham, and Lytton while "Mi-ya Sa-ma" is performed by Lewis, Fancourt, and chorus.
Victor catalogs listing the recording state, "Recorded in Europe under the supervision of Rupert D'Oyly Carte."
A detailed chronicle of the recordings which comprise the recording of the operetta are found in the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography.
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Source(s): John Bolig files; Alan Kelly/John Milmo files (Gram. Co. issues; date; place); gasdisc website; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Gramophone 2-04569 (Not issued) 12-in. Face number; no issue under this number.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Gramophone D-1180 12-in.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Gramophone D-7702 12-in.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Victor 35868 12-in.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Victor C-12 12-in.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Victor 36116 12-in.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1 Master Victor AC-12 12-in.
11/26/1926 London, England. Small Queen's Hall. Studio 3 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gramophone matrix Cc9488. The Mikado / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000005847/Cc9488-The_Mikado.

Gramophone matrix Cc9488. The Mikado / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000005847/Cc9488-The_Mikado.

"Gramophone matrix Cc9488. The Mikado / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

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