Alfred Cellier
Alfred Cellier (1 December 1844 – 28 December 1891) was an English composer, orchestrator and conductor. In addition to conducting and music directing the original productions of several of the most famous Gilbert and Sullivan works and writing the overtures to some of them, Cellier conducted at many theatres in London, New York and on tour in Britain, America and Australia. He composed over a dozen operas and other works for the theatre, as well as for orchestra, but his 1886 comic opera, Dorothy, was by far his most successful work. It became the longest-running piece of musical theatre in the nineteenth century. |
Birth and Death Data: Born London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom), Died December 28, 1891 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1916
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1961 | 7-in. | 2/11/1903 | Queen of my heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1961 | 10-in. | 2/11/1903 | Queen of my heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | A-443 | 7-in. | 9/23/1903 | Queen of my heart | William F. Hooley | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-443 | 10-in. | 9/23/1903 | Queen of my heart | William F. Hooley | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | C-606 | 12-in. | 10/28/1903 | Queen of my heart | George Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-3497 | 10-in. | 6/28/1906 | Queen of my heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-6536 | 10-in. | 10/12/1908 | Queen of my heart | Alan Turner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 1106 | 7-in. | between 1903 and October 1905 | Queen of my heart | Male vocalist (unidentified; Columbia Records) | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 1106 | 10-in. | between 1903 and 1908 | Queen of my heart | Male vocalist (unidentified; Columbia Records) | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 65164 | 10-in. | approximately 1916 | So fare thee well | Maurice D'Oisly | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cellier, Alfred," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103995.
Cellier, Alfred. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103995.
"Cellier, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Alfred Cellier
Allmusic: Alfred Cellier
Grove: Alfred Cellier
IMSLP: Alfred Cellier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cellier, Alfred, 1844-1891 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82208575
Wikidata: Alfred Cellier - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2603318
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74159698
MusicBrainz: Alfred Cellier - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cca1e329-ebc4-46b7-b3b3-eb5617856dca
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1956627 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1956627
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