UPDATED: November 5, 2009
Introduction – Ireland’s Magnificent Seven
During the period, 1770 to about 1870, seven Irish born classical musicians and performers emerged on the concert stages and in the salons and opera houses in Europe, Russia, America, Australia and elsewhere with great success. They truly “paved the way” for the many Irish singers and musicians who would follow over the [...]
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Irish Classical Musicians – Seven Pioneers of the 19th Century
Posted in Classical Music - Irish, Classical Music Culture, Culture, Irish Classical Music Pioneers, Irish Classical Musicians, Irish musicians, Opera, The Irish and Classical Music, Western Art Music, classical music, opera in dublin in the 19th century, western classical music, tagged Add new tag, Angelica Catalani, Belfast Irish Harp Festival 1792, Catherine Hayes, Dublin, Dublin Ancient Concert Rooms, Dublin Rotunda, Franz Liszt, George A. Osborne, Gioachino Rossini, Giuditta Pasta, Giulia Grisi, Handel's Messiah, Irish Classical musicians abroad., Jenny Lind, John Field, Luigi Lablache, Maria Malibran, Michael Kelly, Michael Rophino Lacy, Michael W. Balfe, Opera in Dublin, Rotunda Concert Rooms, Rotunda Round Room, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Thomas Moore, W. Vincent Wallace on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »