Mary Fauche | |
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| Born | March 19, 1801
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| Died | September 27, 1875
(aged 74) Brighton |
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Composer
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Mary Fauche (March 19, 1801 – September 27, 1875) was a British composer.
Mary Dolling Tomkison was the daughter of a pianoforte manufacturer and a childhood friend of novelist Fanny Trollope.
Her opera The Shepherd King, or the Conquest of Sidon was performed at the London Lyceum in 1823. [1] It was revived in 2023 in a private performance conducted by Stephen Higgins. [2]
Poet
William Plomer recalls her "singing like a
linnet."
[3]
Mary Fauche died on 27 September 1875 in Brighton.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. Internet Archive. New York : Books & Music USA. ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- ^ "Almira in Mary Fauche's The Shepherd King". Danae Eleni. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ William Plomer (1955-01-01). Borderline Ballads. Internet Archive. Noonday Press.
Mary Fauche | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1801
|
| Died | September 27, 1875
(aged 74) Brighton |
| Occupation |
Composer
|
Mary Fauche (March 19, 1801 – September 27, 1875) was a British composer.
Mary Dolling Tomkison was the daughter of a pianoforte manufacturer and a childhood friend of novelist Fanny Trollope.
Her opera The Shepherd King, or the Conquest of Sidon was performed at the London Lyceum in 1823. [1] It was revived in 2023 in a private performance conducted by Stephen Higgins. [2]
Poet
William Plomer recalls her "singing like a
linnet."
[3]
Mary Fauche died on 27 September 1875 in Brighton.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. Internet Archive. New York : Books & Music USA. ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- ^ "Almira in Mary Fauche's The Shepherd King". Danae Eleni. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ William Plomer (1955-01-01). Borderline Ballads. Internet Archive. Noonday Press.