D- Daniels, Lorraine (born 1954)
  - Born in South Hornchurch, Essex
Was with the company from 1976 to 1982
Roles played: Constance, Edith, Lady Saphir, Leila, Pitti-Sing, Mad Margaret, Phoebe Meryll, Vittoria and Tessa
- Darnton, Leo (born 1891)
- Was with the company from 1921 to 1925
Roles played: Box, Defendant, Ralph Rackstraw, Duke of Dunstable, Tolloller, Cyril, Nanki-Poo, Richard Dauntless, Leonard Meryll and Colonel Fairfax
- Davies, Aileen
- Was with company from 1923 to 1928
Roles played: Bridesmaid, Hebe, Edith, Kate (Pirates), Angela, Saphir, Leila, Iolanthe, Melissa, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Mad Margaret, Phoebe Meryll, Kate (Yeomen), Giulia and Tessa.
- Dean, John (1897 - 1890)
- Born in Lilleshall, Shropshire on 2nd September
Was with the company from 1926 to 1946
Roles played: Box, Alexis, Defendant, Ralph Rackstraw, Frederic, Duke of Dunstable, Tolloller, Cyril, Nanki-Poo, Richard Dauntless, 1st Yeoman, Leonard Meryll, Colonel Fairfax, Francesco, Marco and Luiz
- Dean, Yvonne
- Was with company from 1945 to 1946 and 1949 to 1950
Roles played: Vittoria.
- Denny, Doreen
- Was with company from 1932 to 1936
Roles played:Plaintiff, Lady Ella, Patience, Celia, Phyllis, Lady Psyche, Yum-Yum, Zorah, Kate (Yeomen), Elsie Maynard, Fiametta and Gianetta
- Denny, W.H. (1853 - 1915)
- Real name: William Henry Dugmore. Born in Birmingham on 22nd October
Was with the company from 1888 to 1894
Created the roles of Wilfred Shadbolt, Don Alhambra and Scaphio
- Dickson, Muriel (1903 - 1990)
- Born in Edinburgh on 12th July
Was with the company from 1928 to 1935
Roles played: Aline, Josephine, Mabel, Patience, Fleta, Phyllis, Ada, Princess Ida, Lady Psyche, Yum-Yum, Rose Maybud, Ruth (RG), Elsie Maynard, Casilda, Gianetta
Was known in Company as "Poppy".
On leaving, went to sing as principal soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Later became a music teacher in Glasgow and was still so engaged until well into her eighties.
- Dixon, Beryl (born 1930)
- Born in Stockton-on-Tees on 30th December
Married Frederick Sinden
Was with the company from 1951 to 1960
Roles played: Edith (Pirates), Lady Angela, Leila, Iolanthe, Melissa, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Mad Margaret, Ruth (Ruddigore) and Tessa
- Donkin, Alistair (born 1947)
- Born in Market Drayton on 3rd October
Was with the company from 1979 to 1982
Roles played: General Stanley, 2nd Citizen and Annibale
- Dolaro, Selina (1848 - 1889)
- Born in London
Was with company from 1875 to 1876
Was the principal soprano on D'Oyly Carte's Irish tour
- Dow, Clara (1883 - 1969)
- Born in King's Lynn on 29th December
Was with the company from 1906 to 1909, 1911 and 1913 to 1914
Roles played: Josephine, Mabel, Patience, Phyllis, Princess Ida, Yum-Yum, Elsie Maynard, Kate (Yeomen) Giulia, Casilda and Gianetta
- Drummond-Grant, Ann (1905 - 1959)
- Married to Isidore Godfrey
Was with the company from 1933 to 1938 and 1950 to 1959
Roles played: Aline, Plaintiff, Josephine, Little Buttercup, Ruth (Pirates), Patience, Lady Jane, Celia, Phyllis. Fairy Queen. Lady Psyche, Princess Ida, Lady Blanche, Katisha, Zorah, Dame Hannah, Elsie Maynard, Dame Carruthers. Fiametta, Gianetta, Duchess of Plaza-Toro
A most remarkable member of the Company in that, in her first spell, she sang principal soprano roles and yet, when she returned, her voice had deepened considerably. She then assumed the principal contralto parts.
- Dudley, John
- Born in Australia
Was with company from 1937 to 1939
Roles played: Ralph Rackstraw, Hilarion, Nanki-Poo, Richard Dauntless, Colonel Fairfax and Marco
- Dugdale, Sandra (born 1946)
- Born in Pudsey, Yorkshire on 4th January
Was with the company from 1981 to 1982
Roles played: Phyllis
Has sung with several other opera companies
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