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Richard Barker Cobb Temple (2 March 1846 – 19 October 1912)〔Various sources give 1847 as Temple's year of birth, but English birth and census figures show that he was born in 1846. See Index of Birth, Marriage & Deaths for England & Wales, January – March 1846, St Pancras, vol 1, p. 377.〕 was an English opera singer, actor and stage director, best known for his performances in the famous series of Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. After an opera career beginning in 1869, Temple joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1877. There, he created most of the bass-baritone roles in the Savoy Operas, as follows: Sir Marmaduke in ''The Sorcerer'' (1877), Dick Deadeye in ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' (1878), the Pirate King in the London production of ''The Pirates of Penzance'' (1880), Colonel Calverley in ''Patience'' (1881), Strephon in ''Iolanthe'' (1882), Arac in ''Princess Ida'' (1884), the title character in ''The Mikado'', Sir Roderick in ''Ruddigore'' and Sergeant Meryll in ''The Yeomen of the Guard'' (1888). He also played Giuseppe in the New York production of ''The Gondoliers'' (1890). During the next two decades, Temple played in, or directed, a variety of comic operas, musical comedies and plays, and sang in concerts, both in London and on tour. He also taught acting and directed productions at music schools, primarily at the Royal College of Music. ==Early opera career== Born in London, the son of a stockbroker,〔"Mr. Richard Temple – Obituaries", ''The Times'', 19 October 1912, p. 9〕 Temple performed as a singer and amateur actor before making his professional stage debut at the Crystal Palace in May 1869 as Count Rodolfo in ''La sonnambula''. He subsequently toured the provinces with opera and Opera Bouffe companies, playing the title role in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'', among others. Of one of his early performances in opera, in a supporting role in Michael Balfe's ''The Rose of Castille'' in 1871, ''The Observer'' commented, "Possibly, the less said about Mr Richard Temple... the better."〔''The Observer'', 1 October 1871, p. 3〕 Also in 1871, Temple toured with Fred Sullivan's Operetta Company, appearing as Sergeant Bouncer in Arthur Sullivan's ''Cox and Box''.〔''Liverpool Mercury'', 5 September 1871, p. 1〕 In 1872, Temple married Elizabeth Ellen Emmett,〔Index of Birth, Marriage & Deaths for England & Wales July – October 1872, Liverpool, vol 8b, p. 454〕 but she died in 1875.〔Index of Birth, Marriage & Deaths for England & Wales, April –June 1875, Camberwell, vol 1d, p. 456〕 In 1873, Temple appeared in the very successful English-language premiere of ''La fille de Madame Angot'', adapted by H. B. Farnie, at the Gaiety Theatre, London.〔Stone, David. (Richard Temple ) at ''Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (1875–1982)'' 2 May 2006〕 In 1875, Temple directed, and appeared as Thomas Brown in, a revival of Arthur Sullivan's one-act comic opera ''The Zoo'' at the Philharmonic Theatre, Islington.〔 In the same year, Temple appeared in Jacques Offenbach's ''Breaking the Spell''.〔''The Observer'', 2 May 1875, p. 1〕 In 1877 he played the title role in ''The Marriage of Figaro'' with great success at the Crystal Palace in the Rose Hersee Opera Company's production, with Florence St. John as Cherubino.〔''The Observer'', 5 August 1877, p. 3〕 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「Richard Temple (bass-baritone)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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