John Ayldon(1943-2013)
- Actor
John Ayldon performed as a bass-baritone with The D'Oyly Carte Opera
Company between 1967 and 1982. His featured roles with the company
were: Bouncer in "Cox and Box" Associate in "Trial by Jury" The Foreman
of the Jury in "Trial by Jury" The Judge in "Trial by Jury" Sir
Marmaduke in "The Sorcerer" Bill Bobstay in "H.M.S. Pinafore" Dick
Deadeye in "H.M.S. Pinafore" Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance"
Calverley in "Patience" Mountararat in "Iolanthe" Arac in "Princess
Ida" Florian in "Princess Ida" The Mikado in "The Mikado" Sir Roderic
in "Ruddigore" 2nd Yeoman in "The Yeomen of the Guard" Sergeant Meryll
in "The Yeomen of the Guard" Phantis in "Utopia Ltd." The Prince in
"The Grand Duke" John recorded the following roles in recordings made
by the D'Oyly Carte and Decca, most of which are now available on
compact disc: Foreman; Dick; Mountararat; Mikado; Meryll; Phantis;
Prince. John's other theatrical performances since 1982 include: Firmin
in "The Phantom of the Opera" (West End) Old Adam in "Ruddigore" (New
Sadler's Wells, also recorded) Don Alhambra in "The Gondoliers" (New
Sadler's Wells) Pooh-Bah in "The Mikado" (New Sadler's Wells and New
D'Oyly Carte) Notary in "The Sorcerer" (Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
Company) The Sergeant of Police and The Pirate King in "The Pirates of
Penzance" (Magic of D'Oyly Carte) The Mikado in "The Mikado" (Magic of
D'Oyly Carte) Dick Deadeye in "HMS Pinafore" (Magic of D'Oyly Carte)
and many appearances in concerts throughout the world.
