Darrell Fancourt, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDarrell Fancourt
British opera singer and actor
Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1886
Date of Death: 29-Aug-1953
Profession: opera singer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Darrell Fancourt
- Darrell Louis Fancourt Leverson (8 March 1886 – 29 August 1953), known as Darrell Fancourt, was an English bass-baritone and actor, known for his performances and recordings of the Savoy operas. After a brief concert career, Fancourt joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, where he starred in more than 10,000 performances over a 33-year period until his death.
- He regularly played about ten different roles for the company over these years, including the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, Dick Deadeye in H.M.S.
- Pinafore, and the title character in The Mikado, which he played more than 3,000 times.
- Fancourt was famous for his melodramatic style, creating the controversial Mikado laugh that was later adopted by some of his successors.
- His performances are preserved in nineteen of the company's recordings made between 1923 and 1950.
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