Noun
English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)
Source: WordNetAllen, p. 272 Allen, pp. 273–74 The interval was long (a half hour) as the elaborate picture gallery needed to be set up, but D'Oyly Carte had anticipated this and had printed indulgence slips which were distributed. Source: Internet
After it was revived by the D'Oyly Carte Opera company in 1920, the work remained in their regular repertory, and it has generally been given a place in the regular rotation of other Gilbert and Sullivan repertory companies. Source: Internet
Ainger, pp. 107–08 This proved a success, and in 1876 D'Oyly Carte assembled a group of financial backers to establish the Comedy Opera Company, which was devoted to the production and promotion of family-friendly English comic opera. Source: Internet
He founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and built the state-of-the-art Savoy Theatre to host the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Source: Internet
Crowther, p. 170 Iolanthe became the fourth consecutive major success for Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer, Richard D'Oyly Carte, following H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879) and Patience (1881). Source: Internet
Bradley (2005), chapter 4 The following table shows the history of the D'Oyly Carte productions (excluding tours) in Gilbert's lifetime: Reception Initial critical reception The early reviews were mostly favourable. Source: Internet