Samuel Alexander "Sandy" Faris (11 June 1921 – 28 September 2015) was a Northern Irish composer, conductor and writer, known for his television theme tunes, including the theme music for the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs. He composed and recorded many operas and musicals, and also composed film scores (including for Georgy Girl) and orchestral works. As a conductor, he was especially known for his revivals of Jacques Offenbach and Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
and Sullivan operettas. Faris was born in Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the third of the four children of George Faris, a Presbyterian minister...
Outstanding Limited Series in 1980. The theme music was composed by AlexanderFaris. Beautiful but low-born Louisa Leyton has one driving ambition: to...
required) Kracauer, p. 177 Gammond, p. 51 Senelick, p. 40 Faris, p. 176 Taruskin, p. 646 Faris, p. 77 Faris, p. 219 Obituary, The Times, 6 October 1880, p. 3...
a 1983 BBC television broadcast of Orphée aux Enfers conducted by AlexanderFaris. Palmer is noted for her interpretation of the role of Madame de Croissy...
1990s have made audio sets of several Savoy operas, and in the 1980s AlexanderFaris conducted video recordings of eleven of the operas (omitting the last...
by Alan Gibson Starring Glyn Owen Peter Sallis Theme music composer AlexanderFaris Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 6 Production Producer...
dialogue) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra; Conductor: AlexanderFaris; Stage Director: Michael Geliot 1990 New D'Oyly Carte – Conductor:...
Unsusb - Mike Post Up Pompeii! - Alan Braden Upstairs, Downstairs - AlexanderFaris Ugly Betty - Jeff Beal Underdog - W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover, Joe...
Bell Judi Dench Paul Rogers Cinematography John von Kotze Music by AlexanderFaris Distributed by British Lion Films Release date 1965 (1965) Running...
Bekker gives it as "Lacaze" Yon, pp. 134–135 Harding, p. 63 Faris, pp. 49–51 Faris, Alexander. "The birth of the Bouffes-Parisiens", The Times, 11 October...
youngest of three sons and four children. His father was Reverend John AlexanderFaris Warren of the Church of Ireland. He spent much of his early life in...
(video) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: AlexanderFaris; Stage Director: David Pountney 1991 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: John...
(video) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: AlexanderFaris; Stage Director: Christopher Renshaw 1987 New Sadler's Wells – Conductor:...
Alex Zane (born FarisAlexander L. Albayaty) is an English television presenter and DJ. Zane was born in Leeds and attended Boston Spa School before going...
(video) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: AlexanderFaris; Stage Director: Peter Wood 1991 New D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: John...
video – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: AlexanderFaris 1995 Mackerras/Telarc – Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National...
and editor. Wesley Burrowes (1930–2015), playwright and screenwriter AlexanderFaris (1921–2015), composer, conductor and writer. Sir Samuel Ferguson (1810–1886)...
Productions – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra; Conductor: AlexanderFaris; Stage Director: Steven Pimlott (video) The Sorcerer has made its way...
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