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'Edward Solomon' (July 25 1855 – January 22 1895) was a prolific English composer, as well as a conductor, orchestrator and pianist. Though he died before his fortieth birthday, he wrote dozens of works produced for the stage, including several for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, among others.
Edward ("Teddy") Solomon was born in London.
His first comic opera was ''A Will With a Vengeance'' (1876) a one act work with a libretto by Frederick Hay, based on ''La Vendetta''. With Henry Pottinger "Pot" Stephens, he achieved his first successes, ''Billee Taylor'' (1880), a "nautical comedy opera" in two acts; and ''Claude Duval'' (1881, celebrating a well known 18th Century highwayman), both of which enjoyed years of popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. Other Stephens & Solomon successes were ''Lord Bateman, or Picotee's Pledge'' (1882), ''Virginia and Paul'' (1883) and later ''The Red Hussar'' (1889), a "comedy opera" in three acts.
Solomon's most successful work with librettist Sydney Grundy was ''The Vicar of Bray'' (1882), a comic opera in two acts. Together, they would also write ''Popsy Wopsy'', a "musical absurdity" (1880) and ''Pocahontas'' (1884). Solomon also wrote the music for the short companion pieces ''Quite an Adventure'' (1881; Olympic Theatre; revived in 1894 at the Savoy Theatre) and ''Round and Square'' (1885), each with a libretto by Frank Desprez, and each produced on tour by D'Oyly Carte companies in the 1880s.
Other early shows included ''Love and Larceny'' in 1881, a farce, ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1882), and the successful ''Polly, or The Pet of the Regiment'' (1884). He also wrote ballads like "I Should Like To" and "Over the Way", and numerous salon piano solos (he arranged George Grossmith's "See Me Dance the Polka" for piano).
From 1891–93, after Gilbert and Sullivan had temporarily separated, Richard D'Oyly Carte mounted a number of non-G&S pieces to keep the Savoy Theatre open, including a revival of ''The Vicar of Bray'' in 1892. Solomon's most famous work produced by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was probably ''The Nautch Girl or The Rajah of Chutneypore'' (1891), an "Indian comic opera" in two acts with a libretto by George Dance, and lyrics by George Dance and Frank Desprez. It initially ran for 200 performances at the Savoy Theatre and then toured.
With F. C. Burnand, Solomon also wrote ''Pickwick'' (1889) and ''Domestic Economy'' (1890). His last stage work was ''On the March'' (1896), a musical comedy in two acts, with John Crook and Frederic Clay, to a libretto by William Yardley, B. C. Stephenson and Cecil Clay, based on ''In Camp'' by Victoria Vokes.
Solomon gained notoriety for his bigamous marriage to American prima donna Lillian Russell. It ended when she sued for divorce after learning of his previous marriage.
His brother Frederick Solomon sang in ''Billee Taylor'' in the provinces (1883) and was the composer of the comic opera ''Captain Kidd, or The Bold Buccaneer,'' produced at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, Liverpool, on 10 September 1883.
Had he lived, he might have been chosen to complete Sullivan and Hood's ''The Emerald Isle'' after Sullivan's death, but Solomon died in London of typhoid fever at the age of 39.
★ Profile of Solomon
★ List of many of Solomon's stage works
★ Listing of English musicals with links
★ Information about Savoy curtain raisers
| Contents |
| Life and career |
| Early career |
| Later career |
| Bigamous marriage and other information |
| External links |
Life and career
Edward ("Teddy") Solomon was born in London.
Early career
His first comic opera was ''A Will With a Vengeance'' (1876) a one act work with a libretto by Frederick Hay, based on ''La Vendetta''. With Henry Pottinger "Pot" Stephens, he achieved his first successes, ''Billee Taylor'' (1880), a "nautical comedy opera" in two acts; and ''Claude Duval'' (1881, celebrating a well known 18th Century highwayman), both of which enjoyed years of popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. Other Stephens & Solomon successes were ''Lord Bateman, or Picotee's Pledge'' (1882), ''Virginia and Paul'' (1883) and later ''The Red Hussar'' (1889), a "comedy opera" in three acts.
Solomon's most successful work with librettist Sydney Grundy was ''The Vicar of Bray'' (1882), a comic opera in two acts. Together, they would also write ''Popsy Wopsy'', a "musical absurdity" (1880) and ''Pocahontas'' (1884). Solomon also wrote the music for the short companion pieces ''Quite an Adventure'' (1881; Olympic Theatre; revived in 1894 at the Savoy Theatre) and ''Round and Square'' (1885), each with a libretto by Frank Desprez, and each produced on tour by D'Oyly Carte companies in the 1880s.
Other early shows included ''Love and Larceny'' in 1881, a farce, ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1882), and the successful ''Polly, or The Pet of the Regiment'' (1884). He also wrote ballads like "I Should Like To" and "Over the Way", and numerous salon piano solos (he arranged George Grossmith's "See Me Dance the Polka" for piano).
Later career
From 1891–93, after Gilbert and Sullivan had temporarily separated, Richard D'Oyly Carte mounted a number of non-G&S pieces to keep the Savoy Theatre open, including a revival of ''The Vicar of Bray'' in 1892. Solomon's most famous work produced by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was probably ''The Nautch Girl or The Rajah of Chutneypore'' (1891), an "Indian comic opera" in two acts with a libretto by George Dance, and lyrics by George Dance and Frank Desprez. It initially ran for 200 performances at the Savoy Theatre and then toured.
With F. C. Burnand, Solomon also wrote ''Pickwick'' (1889) and ''Domestic Economy'' (1890). His last stage work was ''On the March'' (1896), a musical comedy in two acts, with John Crook and Frederic Clay, to a libretto by William Yardley, B. C. Stephenson and Cecil Clay, based on ''In Camp'' by Victoria Vokes.
Bigamous marriage and other information
Solomon gained notoriety for his bigamous marriage to American prima donna Lillian Russell. It ended when she sued for divorce after learning of his previous marriage.
His brother Frederick Solomon sang in ''Billee Taylor'' in the provinces (1883) and was the composer of the comic opera ''Captain Kidd, or The Bold Buccaneer,'' produced at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, Liverpool, on 10 September 1883.
Had he lived, he might have been chosen to complete Sullivan and Hood's ''The Emerald Isle'' after Sullivan's death, but Solomon died in London of typhoid fever at the age of 39.
External links
★ Profile of Solomon
★ List of many of Solomon's stage works
★ Listing of English musicals with links
★ Information about Savoy curtain raisers
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