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''Derby Day'' is a 1932 three-act light opera, with music composed by Alfred Reynolds to a libretto by A. P. Herbert. Herbert wrote his text between March and May 1931, whilst on a trip to Australia, during the first run of his successful ''Tantivy Towers''.〔Dunhill, Thomas F., "The Music of ''Derby Day''" (1 May 1932). ''The Musical Times'', 73 (1071): pp. 415-416.〕 One contemporary review described the work as "mainly a Cockney opera", and praised the work as "topical in the best sense" and said of the music:〔 I do not know if Mr. Reynolds is himself a Cockney, but I do know that his Cockney music, particularly in the coster scenes, is the best that has ever been written.〔 In particular, the song for the tipster, "'Oo wants a winner for the big race tomorrer?", has been singled out for particular praise as a musical expression of the Cockney.〔Lubbock, Mark, "The Music of 'Musicals'" (September 1957). ''The Musical Times'', 98 (1375): pp. 483-485.〕 ==Original production== The first performance took place at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on 24 February 1932.〔Traubner, Richard: ''Operetta: a theatrical history'' Routledge, 2003 ISBN 978-0-415-96641-2 (p. 355)〕 The director was Nigel Playfair, and the production was designed by George Sheringham.〔Gänzl, Kurt: ''British Musical Theatre'', vol. 2 (1915-1984), Oxford: OUP, 1987 ISBN 0-19-520509-X (pp. 364-369)〕 Alfred Reynolds was the conductor.〔''Radio Times Television Supplement'', 2 July 1937. London: BBC Publications ()〕 The original cast list was as follows:〔 * Scott Russell as John Bitter (landlord of the Old Black Horse) * Tessa Deane as Rose (a barmaid) * Leslie French as Bert Bones (a tipster) * Mabel Constanduros as Mrs Bones (his mother) * Frederic Austin as Sir Horace Waters, J.P. (a race-horse owner) in his last stage appearance * Mabel Sealby as Lady Waters (his wife) * Dewey Gibson as Eddy (their son) * Guelda Waller as a Gypsy Woman * Dewey Gibson as a Bookmaker * John Thompson as a Policeman * Pamela Stanley in a walk-on role, making her stage début. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Derby Day (light opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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