Sydney Granville

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Sydney Granville (born Walter Dewhurst; 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1880, Died December 27, 1959

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	Cc18639	12-in.	2/4/1930	H.M.S. Pinafore	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Bertha Lewis	Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra	vocalist
Gramophone	Cc18640	12-in.	2/4/1930	H.M.S. Pinafore	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin	Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra	vocalist
Gramophone	Cc18641	12-in.	2/4/1930	H.M.S. Pinafore	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Stuart Robertson	Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra	vocalist
Gramophone	Cc18647	12-in.	2/6/1930	H.M.S. Pinafore	Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Stuart Robertson	Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra	vocalist
Gramophone	Cc18648	12-in.	2/6/1930	H.M.S. Pinafore	George Baker ; Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Stuart Robertson	Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra	vocalist
Gramophone	Cc18649	12-in.	2/6/1930	H.M.S. Pinafore	Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin	Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra	vocalist

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Granville, Sydney," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102783.

Granville, Sydney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102783.

"Granville, Sydney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

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