Rupert D'Oyly Carte (3 November 1876 - 12 September 1948) was an English hotelier, theatre owner and impresario, best known as proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from 1913 to 1948.
The son of founder Richard D'Oyly Carte, Rupert inherited the family businesses from his stepmother Helen. After serving in World War I, Carte took steps to revitalise the company, hiring new designers and conductors to present fresh productio...
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Rupert D'Oyly Carte (3 November 1876 - 12 September 1948) was an English hotelier, theatre owner and impresario, best known as proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from 1913 to 1948.
The son of founder Richard D'Oyly Carte, Rupert inherited the family businesses from his stepmother Helen. After serving in World War I, Carte took steps to revitalise the company, hiring new designers and conductors to present fresh productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Nevertheless, the new productions generally retained the original text and music of the operas, and Carte required all licensees of the works to present them in approved productions that closely followed the libretto, score and D'Oyly Carte productions. Carte launched major London seasons, as well as international tours, and released recordings of the operas. He also rebuilt the Savoy Theatre in 1929.
During World War II, he served as a King's Messenger. P. G. Wodehouse claimed to have based the character...
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