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1808–70 Irish composer Balfe was the most successful composer of English operas of the nineteenth century. The Irish-born Balfe made his name as a singer with a fine baritone voice, and sang in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville in Paris, as well as taking leading roles in Italy until 1833. His reputation as a composer began in London with ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1808–70, Irish Michael Balfe was an Irish-born composer, singer and violinist and wrote some 29 operas. His debut as a violinist took place when he was only 15. Balfe went on to sing Figaro in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia in Paris in 1827. Subsequently, he was principle baritone in Palermo, where he made his debut as ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1697–1763, French Prévost has a place in operatic history quite simply because two major nineteenth-century composers made lasting operas out of his work: Massenet’s Manon and Puccini’s Manon Lescaut both derive from Prévost’s most famous novel, L’histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut. Its exploration of the tribulations of a passionate woman made ideal material for operatic ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

at Covent Garden 1826 Weber dies, London Introduction | Early Romantic | Opera Major Operas | Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber | Early Romantic Personalities | Michael Balfe | High Romantic | Opera ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

remained there until its closure in 1870. Recommended Recording: Fra Diavolo, soloists, Monte Carlo Philharmonic (cond) Marc Soustrot (EMI/Erato) Introduction | Early Romantic | Classical Personalities | Michael Balfe | Early Romantic | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1810–76, Italian Although Francesco Maria Piave’s fame rests on his libretti written for Verdi, he produced texts for several other composers of the Romantic era. These included Michael Balfe, Antonio Cagnoni (1828–96), Saverio Mercadante (1795–1870) and Giovanni Pacini (1796–1867): Piave supplied Pacini with the libretto for his Lorenzino de’ Medici (1845), which was first performed in Venice. By ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie
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