Music Hire

D’Oyly Carte Music Hire Library

Since 2013, Scottish Opera has collaborated with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, co-producing acclaimed productions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado,The Gondoliers and Utopia, Limited.

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Scottish Opera, who now house the D’Oyly Carte Music Hire Library. Our library provides orchestral parts and other musical materials to performing societies and organisations across Europe, supporting your artistic endeavors.

Administered by Scottish Opera in Glasgow

Music Hire Librarian: Gordon Grant

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Rates

Orchestral Sets

Cox and Box, Trial by Jury
Performed individually £160
2 performed together £250
Extra parts £15 each

All other Gilbert and Sullivan operas

Performed individually £185
Extra parts £15 each

Die Fledermaus and La Vie Parisienne

Performed individually £185 each
Extra parts £15 each

Two-Piano sets

Some Gilbert and Sullivan operas available in two-piano versions, but not all. £120

Conditions of Hire

All prices are for one month’s hire. Longer periods are negotiable.

Prices for excerpts and extra numbers from certain operas as well as the full Music Library Hire Catalogue are available on request. A deposit to the value of the first month’s hire is also payable.

Charges shown above are minimum charges and include one month’s rehearsal. Prices do not include postage and packaging.

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