Walter Leigh

English composer: Born London, 22 June, 1905; died nr. Tobruk, Libya, 12 June, 1942.

Stage Works

  1. Aladdin, or Love Will Find Out the Way; libretto by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley; Lyric Hammersmith, December, 1931

  2. The Pride of the Regiment or Cashiered For His Country; comic opera; libretto by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley and Scobie Mackenzie; St Martin's Theatre, London; 6 July, 1932 (52 perfs)

  3. Jolly Roger or The Admiral's Daughter; comic opera; 3 acts; libretto by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley and Scobie Mackenzie; Opera House, Manchester 13 February, 1933; Savoy Theatre, London 1 March, 1933; transferred to Lyceum Theatre 5 June 1933; (total 199 perfs)

  4. The Frogs; (Aristophanes); Cambridge 1936