Adler, Richard (1921-2012) American

The Pajama Game: musical comedy; music & lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross {Frank} 07/001 a-b

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) German

Coffee and Cupid (The Coffee Cantata): operetta {Stainer & Bell} 07/002

Benatzky, Ralph (1884-1957) Czech

White Horse Inn: by Benatzky and Robert Stolz; orig. lyrics by Robert Gilbert; Eng. by Harry Graham {Chappell} 07/003 a-c

White Horse Inn: by Benatzky and Robert Stolz; orig. lyrics by Robert Gilbert; Eng. by Harry Graham {Chappell} Spec Coll

Berlin, Irving (1888-1989) Russian-American

Annie Get Your Gun; lyrics by Irving Berlin {Irving Berlin} 07/004-1

Call Me Madam: musical 07/004

Berté, Heinrich (1858-1924) Hungarian

Lilac time: operetta (from themes after Franz Schubert); Eng. lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Chappell} 07/031.1 a-b

Bock, Jerry (1928-2010) American

Fiddler on the Roof: musical; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick {New York Times .} 07/005 a-b

Brown, Nacio Herb (1896-1964) American

Singin' in the rain (soundtrack album); words by Arthur Freed {Alfred} 07/005.4

Caryll, Ivan [=Felix Tilkins] (1861-1921) Belgian

The Duchess of Dantzic (Sans-Gêne): romantic light opera; written by Henry Hamilton {Chappell} 07/005.5-1

The shop girl: musical farce; words by H. J. W. Dam, additional numbers by Adrian Ross & Lionel Monckton {Hopwood & Crew} 07/005.5-2

Cellier, Alfred (1844-1891) English

Dorothy: pastoral comic opera; written by B. C. Stephenson {Chappell} 07/005.7 a-b

Clutsam, George Howard (1866-1951) Australian

Blossom Time: musical play; music adapted from themes of Franz Schubert, with additional numbers (including lyrics) by G.H. Clutsam {Keith, Prowse} 07/031 a-b

The Damask Rose: musical play; music based on themes of Chopin {Keith, Prowse} 07/005.8

Lilac time: play w. music; a pasticcio by G H Clutsam from themes by Heinrich Berté after Franz Schubert {Chappell} 07/031.2

Cooper, William Smyth (19th-20th c.) English

Magic Key: Spanish fairy opera {Curwen} 07/006 a-b

A Royal Jester, or A Kingdom for a Laugh: operetta {Curwen} 07/006.1

Coward, Noël (Sir) (1899-1973) English

Bitter sweet: operette {Chappell} 07/007 a-c

Diack, J. Michael (1869-1947) English

Papageno: operetta or cantata for schools & mus. soc.; adapt. from Mozart's The Magic Flute {Paterson} 07/008 a-b

Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) Czech

Summer song: story of the New World; lyrics by Eric Maschwitz; arr. Bernard Grun {Keith, Prowse} 07/008.7

Ellis, Vivian (1904-1996) English

Bless the Bride: musical show; lyrics by A P Herbert {Chappell} 07/009 a-f

Fraser-Simson, Harold (1878-1944) English

The Maid of the Mountains: musical play; lyrics by Harry Graham {Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew} 07/010-2

Our Peg: musical play; lyrics by Harry Graham {Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew} 07/010

A Southern Maid: musical play; lyrics by Harry Graham & Adrian Ross {Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew} 07/010-3

Friml, Rudolf (1879-1972) Czech-American

Rose Marie (a romance of the Canadian Rockies): musical play; lyrics by Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II; Friml / Stothart {Chappell} 07/011 a-c

German, Edward (Sir) [=Edward German Jones] (1862-1936) English

Merrie England: new and original comic opera; written by Basil Hood; arr. Wilfred Bendall {Chappell} 07/013-1 a-c

Merrie England: (concert ed.); written by Basil Hood; [arr. Wilfred Bendall] {Chappell} 07/013-1.1 a-b

Tom Jones: [operetta] {Chappell} 07/013-2 a-b

Grieve, John Charles (1842-a1889) Scottish

Rob Roy: national kinderspiel; words & music John C. Grieve {Ernest Köhler} 07/013.3

Hanmer, Ronald (1917-1994) English

Viva Mexico! The music of Latin America: comedy musical in 3 acts; lyrics by Phil Park {Weinberger} 07/013.4 a-b

Hessey, J L (20th c.) English

The Fairy Match Girl: choral scene for ladies' v.; words by Harry Rutland 07/013.5

Jones, Sidney (1861-1946) English

The Geisha (A story of a tea house): Japanese musical play in 2 acts; lyrics by Harry Greenbank {Hopwood & Crew} 07/014 a-c

San Toy, or The Emperor's Own: Chinese musical comedy; words by Edward Morton; lyrics by Harry Greenbank & Adrian Ross {Ricordi} 07/014-2

Kálmán, Imre [Emmerich] (1882-1953) Hungarian

The Gipsy Princess: operetta; new version - lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Chappell} 07/015

Kerker, Gustave (1857-1923) German-American

The Belle of New York: musical comedy; words by Hugh Morton {Hopwood & Crew} 07/015.5

Kern, Jerome David (1885-1945) American

Show Boat: musical play; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II {Chappell} 07/016 a-c

Show Boat: musical play; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II {Chappell} Spec Coll

Lehár, Ferencz (Franz) (1870-1948) Hungarian

Gipsy love: new musical play; lyrics by Adrian Ross {Chappell} 07/018-1 a-b

Gipsy love: operetta; new lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Glocken} 07/018-1.1

The Land of Smiles: musical play; Eng. lyrics by Harry Graham {Chappell} 07/018-3

The Merry Widow: [operetta]; new lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Glocken} 07/018-2.1 a,c

The Merry Widow: [Sadler's Wells production]; Eng. version Christopher Hassall {Glocken} 07/018-2.2 a-b

Ley, Henry George (1887-1962) English

Savernake, or The Professor's Dilemma: fairy play; words by Evelyn Ley {Oxford} 07/019

Loesser, Frank Henry (1910-1969) American

Guys and Dolls: [musical]; lyrics by Frank Loesser {Edwin Morris} 07/020-1

Loewe, Frederick (1901-1988) Austrian-American

Brigadoon: musical play; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner {Sam Fox} 07/021-3 a-c

My Fair Lady: musical; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner {Chappell} 07/021-1 a-b

Paint your wagon: musical play; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner {Chappell} 07/021-2

Millöcker, Carl (1842-1899) Austrian

The Beggar Student: operetta {Weinberger} 07/022

The Dubarry: musical comedy romance; rev. Eric Maschwitz; adapt. Bernard Grun {Chappell} 07/022-2

Monckton, Lionel (1861-1924) English

The Arcadians - fantastic musical play; music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot; lyrics by Arthur Wimperis; music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot {Chappell} 07/023-1 a-c

A country girl: musical play; lyrics by Adrian Ross {Chappell} 07/023-3

The Quaker girl: new musical play {Chappell} 07/023-2

Norton, Frederic (1869-1946) English

Chu Chin Chow: musical tale of the East; words by Oscar Asche {Keith, Prowse} 07/023.5

Novello, Ivor [=David Ivor Davies] (1893-1951) Welsh

The golden moth: musical play of adventure; lyrics by P G Wodehouse {Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew} 07/024

Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880) German-French

La Belle Hélène (Beautiful Helen): operetta; new lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Weinberger} 07/025-1 a-c

La Belle Hélène: opéra bouffe; Eng. libr. added by William C. Jolly {Heugel} Spec Coll

Gipsy love: operetta 07/025-1.5

Not in Front of the Waiter, or, Under the Aspidistra: incident; story & mus. adapt. by Colin Graham; words by Viola Tunnard; arr. Vilém Tauský {Chappell} 07/025-4

Orpheus in the Underworld: comic operetta in 3 acts; new lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Weinberger} 07/025-2 a-c

La Vie Parisienne: operetta {Weinberger} 07/025-3 a-c

Pascal, Florian [=Joseph Benjamin Williams] (1847-1923) English

The Vicar of Wide-a-Wakefield; or the Miss-Terry-ous Uncle: 'respectful burlesque perversion'; written by H. P. Stephens and W. Yardley {Joseph Williams} 16/070 [2]

Pepusch, Johann Christoph (1667-1752) German

The Beggar's Opera [by John Gay]; rev. with additional music by Frederic Austin {Boosey & Hawkes} 07/012-1 a-c

The Beggar's Opera (by John Gay); ed. Edward J Dent {Oxford} 07/012-1.5 a-c

Polly by John Gay [and J C Pepusch]: being the Second Part of 'The Beggar's Opera'; words adapted by Clifford Bax; mus. arr. & comp. Frederic Austin {Boosey} 07/012-2

Phillips, Montague Fawcett (1885-1969) English

The Rebel Maid: romantic light opera; lyrics by Gerald Dodson {Chappell} 07/025.5

Planquette, Jean Robert (1848-1903) French

Rip Van Winkle: opera comique {Chappell} 07/025.7

Porter, Cole (1891-1964) American

Kiss me Kate: [operetta] {Chappell} 07/026

Posford, George (1906-1976) English

Good-Night Vienna: romantic musical play; lyrics by Holt Marvell [and H.V. Purcell] {Keith, Prowse} 07/027-1 a-b

Magyar melody: musical romance; adapt. Eric Maschwitz & George Posford {Chappell} 07/027-2

Proctor, C. King (fl. 1900-1920) English

Princess Chrysanthemum: Japanese operetta in three acts {Bayley & Ferguson} 07/027.3

Ramsey, Benjamin Mansell (1849-1923) English

Peach blossom: children's operetta; written by Lilian F Ramsey {Curwen} 07/028

Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979) American

Carousel; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd {Chappell} 07/029-1

The King and I: musical play; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd {Williamson} 07/029-5

Oklahoma!: musical play; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd {Williamson} 07/029-4 a-b

The Sound of Music; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd {Williamson} 07/029-3 a-b

South Pacific: musical play; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd {Williamson} 07/029-2 a-b

Romberg, Sigmund (1887-1951) Hungarian-American

The Desert Song: musical play; lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II & Frank Mandel {Chappell} 07/030-1 a-b

The New Moon: romantic musical play {Chappell-Harms} 07/030-2

Student prince: spectacular light opera {Chappell} 07/030-3 a-b

Shapcott, Malcolm (20th c.) English

A Christmas carol: musical play; book by Christopher Bedloe, lyrics by James Wood {Samuel French} 07/031.5

Slade, Julian (1930-2006) English

Salad days: musical play {EMI} 07/032

Somervell, Arthur (Sir) (1863-1937) English

The Enchanted Palace: [children's operetta] {Novello} 07/032.5 a-b

Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899) Austrian

Concert medley from Die Fledermaus: for mixed chor. w. p. acc.; arr. John Sacco {Chappell/Schirmer} 07/035-1.2 a-b

Die Fledermaus (The Bat): operetta; Eng. lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Weinberger} 07/035-1 a-c

Die Fledermaus (The Bat): operetta; arr. C. Hassall {Weinberger} 07/035-1.1 b

The Gipsy Baron: operetta; Eng. lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Weinberger} 07/035-2 a-b

Night in Venice: operetta; new version arr. Hans May {Weinberger} 07/035-3

Pink Champagne: new version of Die Fledermaus [operetta]; adapted by Eric Maschwitz & Bernard Grun {Francis, Day & Hunter} 07/035-4 a-c

Tales of the Vienna Forest: choral waltz transcr. for mixed v.; words by John Greenaway; arr. Julius Harrison {Boosey & Hawkes} 07/035-6

Waltzes from Vienna: musical romance; Eng. lyrics by Phil Park; arr. Ronald Hanmer {Chappell} 07/035-5 a-b

Stuart, Leslie (1863-1928) English

Florodora: musical comedy; book by Owen Hall, lyrics by E. Boyd-Jones & Paul Rubens {Francis, Day & Hunter} 07/036

Sullens, Gertrude (19th-20th c.) English

The Enchanted Emerald, or The Missing May Queen: fairy play {Bayley & Ferguson} 07/038

Sullivan, Arthur Seymour (Sir) (1842-1900) English

Cox and Box, or Long lost brothers: triumviretta; librettist: F. C. Burnand 07/040-1 a-b

The Emerald Isle; or, The Caves of Carrig-Cleena: comic opera; librettist: Basil Hood; arr. Wilfred Bendall {Chappell} 07/040-9 a-b

The gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria; [written] by W.S. Gilbert; arr. J. H. Wadsworth {Chappell} 07/040-2 b-c

The gondoliers, or The King of Barataria; written by W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/040-2 e

Haddon Hall; librettist: Sydney Grundy {Chappell} 07/040-3

H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The lass that loved a sailor; written by W.S. Gilbert {Cramer} 07/040-4 a-c

H.M.S. Pinafore; or The lass that loved a sailor: entirely original nautical comic opera (school ed.); written by W.S. Gilbert; arr. W. G. McNaught {Cramer} 07/040-4.1

H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The lass that loved a sailor: entirely original nautical comic opera; written by W.S. Gilbert {Metzler} 07/040-4.2

The immortal operas of Gilbert & Sullivan vol. 1 {News-Chronicle} 07/041-10(1)

The immortal operas of Gilbert & Sullivan vol. 2 {News-Chronicle} 07/041-10(2)

The immortal operas of Gilbert & Sullivan vol. 3 {News-Chronicle} 07/041-10(3)

The immortal operas of Gilbert & Sullivan vol. 4 {News-Chronicle} 07/041-10(4)

Iolanthe; or, The peer and the peri; [written] by W.S. Gilbert; arr. Berthold Tours {Chappell} 07/040-5 a-c

Iolanthe; or, The peer and the peri: entirely original fairy opera (Savoy edition); [written] by W.S. Gilbert; arr. Berthold Tours {Chappell} 07/040-5 b

The Mikado; or, The town of Titipu; librettist: W.S. Gilbert; p. arr. George Lowell Tracy {Chappell} 07/040-6 a,b-d

Patience; or, Bunthorne's bride: (rev. ed.); [written] by W.S. Gilbert; [arr. Berthold Tours] {Chappell} 07/040-7 a-b

Patience; or, Bunthorne's bride: entirely new and original aesthetic opera; written by W.S. Gilbert; arr. Berthold Tours {Chappell} 07/040-7 d

Patience, or Bunthorne's bride; [written] by W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/040-7 e

The pirates of Penzance; or, The slave of duty; librettist: W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/040-8 a-c

Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant: respectful operatic per-version of Tennyson's 'Princess'; librettist: W.S. Gilbert; p. arr. George Lowell Tracy {Chappell} 07/041-1 a

Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant; librettist: W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/041-1 b-c

The rose of Persia; or, The story-teller and the slave: new comic opera; librettist: Basil Hood {Chappell} 07/041-7 a-b

Ruddigore; or, The witch's curse; librettist: W.S. Gilbert; p. arr. George Lowell Tracy {Chappell} 07/041-2 a-c

The sorcerer; librettist: W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/041-3 a

The sorcerer: original modern comic opera; librettist: W.S. Gilbert {Cramer} 07/041-3 b

The sorcerer: original modern comic opera; words by W.S. Gilbert {Metzler} 07/041-3 c

Trial by Jury: novel and original dramatic cantata; librettist: W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/041-4 a-c

The yeomen of the Guard; or, The merryman and his maid: new and original opera; [written] by W.S. Gilbert; arr. J. H. Wadsworth {Chappell} 07/041-5 a

The yeomen of the Guard; or, the merryman and his maid; [written] by W.S. Gilbert {Chappell} 07/041-5 b-c

The Zoo: musical folly; librettist: B. C. Stephenson ("Bolton Rowe"); p. arr. Roderick Spencer {Cramer} 07/041-6

Suppé, Franz von (1819-1895) Austrian

The beautiful Galathea: [overture]; p. conductor arr. Isy Geiger {Bosworth} 07/053-2

The Finishing School: comic opera {Weinberger} 07/053

Light Cavalry: overture; ed. Charles Godfrey Jr. {Boosey & Hawkes} 07/053-3

Morning, noon and night in Vienna: overture; p. conductor arr. Aubrey Winter {Boosey & Hawkes} 07/053-4

Pique Dame: overture; p. conductor arr. Archibald Evans {Boosey & Hawkes} 07/053-5

Swinyard, Laurence (1901-1986) English

The Stranger: play for children; adapt. to music from Schumann's Album for the Young {Novello} 07/054 a-b

Tootell, George (1886-1969) English

Tangles (Lollipop Land): fantastic operetta; written & composed by George Tootell {Curwen} 07/055

Ward, Annie Clementine (19th-20th c.) English

Flowerland or, The lady gardeners: operetta for equal v. {Curwen} 07/057-2 a-b

Princess Ju Ju, or The golden Amulet: Japanese operetta; adapt. to music from Schumann's Album for the Young {Curwen} 07/057

Webber, Andrew Lloyd (1948- English

Jesus Christ Superstar: rock opera (musical excerpts, complete libretto); lyrics by Tim Rice {Leeds Music} 07/057.5

Willson, Robert Meredith (1902-1984) American

The Music Man: musical comedy; lyrics by Meredith Willson {Frank} 07/057.7

Wilson, Alexander Galbraith ('Sandy') (1924-2014) English

The Boy Friend: new musical comedy of the 1920s; book, lyrics and music by Sandy Wilson {International} 07/057.8

Wright, Robert (1914-2005) American

Kismet: musical Arabian night [from themes by Alexander Borodin]; adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin; lyrics by Robert Wright & George Forrest {Frank} 07/058-1

Song of Norway: operetta; based on life & music of Edvard Grieg; lyrics by Robert Wright & George Forrest {Chappell} 07/058

Zeller, Carl (1842-1898) Austrian

The Bird Seller (Der Vogelhändler): operetta {Weinberger} 07/059

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