Michael William Balfe: Quick Facts


Facts

Born May 15, 1808 • Dublin • Ireland
Died October 20, 1870 (aged 62) • near Ware • England
Notable Works “The Bohemian Girl”

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Sir George Henschel
British musician
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Frederic Austin
British singer and composer
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Nelson Eddy
American singer and actor
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Francesca Caccini
Italian composer and singer
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
British musician
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Eric Owens
American bass-baritone
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
British composer
Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel
Welsh singer
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Lawrence Tibbett
American opera singer
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Pauline Viardot
French singer
Detail of portrait of Charles Dibdin, oil on canvas, by Thomas Phillips, 1799; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Charles Dibdin
British composer, author, actor and manager
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
German opera singer
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Sir Geraint Evans
Welsh singer
Maurel, Victor
Victor Maurel
French opera singer
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Leonard Warren
American singer
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Manuel del Popolo García
Spanish singer and composer
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Robert McFerrin, Sr.
American opera singer
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Harry Thacker Burleigh
American musician
Bono
Bono
Irish singer
Van Morrison.
Van Morrison
Irish singer-songwriter