About: Derek Oldham

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Derek Oldham (29 March 1887 – 20 March 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After performing in concerts as a boy soprano and working as a bank clerk, Oldham began a professional performing career in 1914. With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Scots Guards, serving with valour. After the war, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, singing the tenor leads in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for three years. He then starred in musicals and operettas in the West End in the 1920s, including Madame Pompadour, The Merry Widow, Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King. He returned to the D'Oyly Carte for brief periods from 1929 to 1937.

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  • Derek Oldham (29 March 1887 – 20 March 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After performing in concerts as a boy soprano and working as a bank clerk, Oldham began a professional performing career in 1914. With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Scots Guards, serving with valour. After the war, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, singing the tenor leads in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for three years. He then starred in musicals and operettas in the West End in the 1920s, including Madame Pompadour, The Merry Widow, Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King. He returned to the D'Oyly Carte for brief periods from 1929 to 1937. Oldham continued singing, recording and acting through the 1940s, also appearing in several films. He concentrated on legitimate theatre in the 1950s, acting until the age of 70. He maintained a lifelong interest in Gilbert and Sullivan, serving as an officer of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He finally retired to Hampshire during the last ten years of his life. (en)
  • Derek Oldham (29 de marzo de 1887 – 20 de marzo de 1968) fue un cantante y actor británico, conocido principalmente por sus actuaciones como tenor en la Ópera Savoy de la Compañía D'Oyly Carte Opera. Tras actuar en conciertos como tiple y trabajar en un banco, Oldham inició su carrera profesional en 1914. Con el inicio de la Primera Guerra Mundial se unió a los Scots Guards, unidad en la que sirvió con valor. Tras la guerra entró a formar parte de la Compañía D'Oyly Carte Opera, cantando a lo largo de tres años papeles de tenor en las óperas de Gilbert y Sullivan. Después, en la década de 1920, trabajó en musicales y operetas en el circuito teatral del West End londinense, entre ellas Madame Pompadour, La viuda alegre, Rose Marie y . Entre 1929 y 1937 volvió a actuar durante breves períodos en la D'Oyly Carte. Oldham siguió cantando, grabando y actuando en la década de 1940, además de intervenir en varios filmes. Sin embargo, en los años cincuenta se concentró en el teatro, estando activo hasta los setenta años de edad. A lo largo de su vida mantuvo un gran interés por Gilbert y Sullivan, siendo directivo de la Sociedad Gilbert and Sullivan, y en sus últimos diez años de vida decidió retirarse a Hampshire. (es)
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  • Derek Oldham as Frederic in the 1920 HMV acoustic recording of Pirates (en)
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  • Derek Oldham (29 March 1887 – 20 March 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After performing in concerts as a boy soprano and working as a bank clerk, Oldham began a professional performing career in 1914. With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Scots Guards, serving with valour. After the war, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, singing the tenor leads in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for three years. He then starred in musicals and operettas in the West End in the 1920s, including Madame Pompadour, The Merry Widow, Rose-Marie and The Vagabond King. He returned to the D'Oyly Carte for brief periods from 1929 to 1937. (en)
  • Derek Oldham (29 de marzo de 1887 – 20 de marzo de 1968) fue un cantante y actor británico, conocido principalmente por sus actuaciones como tenor en la Ópera Savoy de la Compañía D'Oyly Carte Opera. Tras actuar en conciertos como tiple y trabajar en un banco, Oldham inició su carrera profesional en 1914. Con el inicio de la Primera Guerra Mundial se unió a los Scots Guards, unidad en la que sirvió con valor. Tras la guerra entró a formar parte de la Compañía D'Oyly Carte Opera, cantando a lo largo de tres años papeles de tenor en las óperas de Gilbert y Sullivan. Después, en la década de 1920, trabajó en musicales y operetas en el circuito teatral del West End londinense, entre ellas Madame Pompadour, La viuda alegre, Rose Marie y . Entre 1929 y 1937 volvió a actuar durante breves período (es)
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