S- Sanders, Geoffrey (born 1924)
- Born George Sanders in Aston, Birmingham on 6th August
Was with company from 1946 to 1951
Roles played: Colonel Calverley, Mountararat, 2nd Yeoman and Antonio
- Sanders, Ivy
Was with the company from 1935 to 1940 and 1942 to 1945
Roles played: Little Buttercup, Kate (Pirates), Lady Saphir, Leila, Chloe, Pitti-Sing, Vittoria and Inez
- Sanderson, MayBorn in Blackpool on 8th July
Was with the company from 1950 to 1956
Roles played: Yum-Yum, Zorah and Fiametta
- Sandford, Kenneth (born 1924)
 Born in Godalming, Surrey
Was with the company from 1957 to 1982
Roles played: Dr Daly, Sergeant of Police, Archibald Grosvenor, Private Willis, Hildebrand, Pooh-Bah, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Wilfred Shadbolt, Don Alhambra, King Paramount and Ludwig
An eloquently consummate artiste in all his roles - each seemingly the definitive version.
- Sansom, Mary (born 1935)Born in Taunton on 26th May
Married to Alan Barrett
Was with the company from 1956 to 1964
Roles played: Plaintiff Josephine, Edith, Mabel, Lady Ella, Patience, Celia, Phyllis, Lady Psyche, Yum-Yum, Zorah, Rose Maybud, Elsie Maynard, Fiametta and Gianetta
- Sargent, Malcolm (1895 - 1967)Born in Stamford on 29th April
Was a guest conductor during the period 1926 to 1964
Knighted in 1947
- Sessions, Anne (born 1936)Born in Erdington, Birmingham
Married Ralph Mason (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1956 to 1963 and 1965 to 1969
Roles played: Plaintiff, Lady Ella, Patience, Celia, Phyllis, Chloe, Lady Psyche, Sacharissa, Yum-Yum, Rose Maybud, Zorah, Giulia, Fiametta and Gianetta
- Seymour, W.H. (1851 - 1901)Was with the company from 1879 to 1901
Roles played: Ralph Rackstraw, Frederic and Lord Chancellor
Was Stage Manager from 1881 to 1901
- Sharp, Eileen (born 1900)
![(More)](layout.gif") Born in Brighton on 20th September
Was with the company from 1922 to 1925
Roles played: Constance, Hebe, Kate (Pirates), Edith, Lady Saphir, Lady Angela. Leila, Lady Blanche, Melissa, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Ruth (Ruddigore), Mad Margaret, Phoebe Meryll, Vittoria and Tessa
She was known in Company as "Bubbles".
- Sharpe, Brian (died 1975)Born in Hyde, Cheshire
Was with the company from 1967 to 1972 and 1974 to 1975
Roles played: 1st Yeoman, Leonard Meryll and Francesco
- Sharples, Harry
Was with the company from 1979 to 1980
Roles played: Nanki-Poo, Colonel Fairfax, Lord Tolloller and Luiz
Later with Opera North
- Sheffield, Leo (1873 - 1951)Born in Malton, Yorks. on 15th November
Married to Dorothy Gates
Was with the company from 1906 to 1909 and 1915 to 1930
Roles played: Counsel, Judge, Dr. Daly, Boatswain, Captain Corcoran, Dick Deadeye. Samuel, Sergeant of Police, Archibald Grosvenor, Strephon, Sergeant Willis, Arac, Guron, Florian, King Hildebrand, Pish-Tush, Pooh-Bah. Sir Despard Murgatroyd, 2nd Yeoman, Lieutenant of the Tower, Sergeant Meryll, Wilfred Shadbolt, Annibale, Don Alhambra and Luiz
- Short, Howard
- Was with company from 1956 to 1958
Roles played: Associate, Samuel, Pish-Tush and 1st Citizen
- Shovelton, GeoffreyBorn in Atherton, Lancashire
Was with the company from 1975 to 1979 and 1980 to 1982
Roles played: Box, Duke of Dunstable, Tolloller, Cyril, Nanki-Poo, Colonel Fairfax and Luiz
- Sinden, Frederic (born 1928)Born in Hartlepool on 12th July
Married to Beryl Dixon
Was with the company from 1950 to 1960
Roles played: Box, Defendant, Tolloller, Richard Dauntless, 1st Yeoman, Leonard Meryll, Colonel Fairfax, Francesco and Marco
- Skitch, JeffreyBorn in Australia
Was with the company from 1952 to 1965
Roles played: Counsel, Judge, Captain Corcoran, Samuel, Archibald Grosvenor, Strephon, Florian, Pish-Tush, 2nd Yeoman, Lieutenant of the Tower, Luiz and Giuseppe
He was later Principal of the Elmhurst Ballet School
- Sladen, Victoria (born 1910)Was with the company for the 1954 London Season
Role played: Princess Ida
- Smith, Margaret Married Michael Wakeham (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1957 to 1960
Roles played: Lady Ella, Patience, Celia, Elsie Maynard, Zorah and Gianetta
- Spain, Elsie (1879 - 1970)Was with the company from 1908 to 1910
Roles played: Josephine, Mabel, Patience, Phyllis, Princess Ida, Yum-Yum, Elsie Maynard and Gianetta
- Steward, FrankMarried to Kitty Twinn
Was with the company from 1909 to 1915, 1918 to 1925 and 1932 to1937
Roles played: Foreman of Jury, Counsel, Judge, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Major Murgatroyd, Colonel Calverley, Lord Chancellor, Strephon, Pish-Tush, Ko-Ko, Robin Oakapple, Jack Point, 2nd Citizen, Lieutenant of the Tower, Antonio, Annibale, Duke of Plaza-Toro and Giuseppe
- Stoddart, JohnWas with the company from 1959 to 1960
Roles played: Defendant, Duke of Dunstable, Earl Tolloller, Richard Dauntless and Colonel Fairfax
Later sang with the Sadler's Wells Opera company
- Styler, Alan (1925 - 1970)Born in Redditch
Married to Vera Ryan
Was with the company from 1947 to 1968
Roles played: Cox, Associate, Counsel, Captain Corcoran, Samuel, Archibald Grosvenor, Strephon, Mountararat, Florian, Pish-Tush, 2nd Yeoman, Lieutenant of the Tower, Antonio and Giuseppe
- Sullivan, Frederic (1839 - 1877)Born in Chelsea. Brother of Sir Arthur Sullivan
Was with the company from 1875 to 1876
Created the role of the Judge in "Trial by Jury"
- Sumner, WilliamWas with the company from 1932 to 1939
Roles played: Cox, Judge, Bob Becket, Major Murgatroyd, Lod Chancellor, Guron, 2nd Citizen, Sergeant Meryll and Antonio
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