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Kelly tells the story that, arriving at
Livorno from Sicily, he was as thin as a rake, with a mass of fair hair, and had not long ceased singing treble. Nancy and Stephen, whom he did not know, stood together on the Livorno Mole, and Nancy said in English to her brother, "Look at that girl dressed in
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he lists 62 works for various London theatres, which he had "composed and selected". This means that he often mixed his own music with that of other composers or arranged works by others to suit his purposes. In these cases, therefore, the share of his original contribution is not at all clear and
840:'s "Deeper and deeper still", and brought fresh humour to "Haste thee, nymph" (coached by Linley) to the delight of the royal audience. "In singing sacred music I was aware of its value, and fagged at the tenor songs of Handel with unremitting assiduity", he wrote. In October 1788, he sang
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336:, met the tenor Giuseppe Viganoni (1754-1823), appeared at the theatre with soprano Clementina Baglioni, and dined with the violinist Soderini. At Florence, Campigli gave him a spring season as first comic tenor at the Teatro Nuovo, and at Lord Cowper's house he heard
219:, was ill, and Kelly (who still sang treble) was brought in and made a great success. However Martini failed to pay, and the distinguished cast immediately struck and dispersed. Michael Arne then had him play the role of Cymon for three nights at
40:, composer and theatrical manager who made an international career of importance in musical history. One of the leading figures in British musical theatre around the turn of the nineteenth century, he was a close associate of playwright and poet
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With new offers pending for Drury Lane, Kelly had one more
Luxembourg season, and then obtained a year's leave to visit home and his ailing mother. Yet he remained until February 1787 at Vienna, appearing in Paisiello's
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in 1787, Kelly enjoyed great success, and thenceforth was the principal
English-language tenor at that theatre. In 1793, he became acting manager of the King's Theatre, and he was in great demand at concerts.
471:. When his contract was completed, through Countess Rosenberg he (and Storace) received an invitation to join an Italian company then being assembled to occupy a permanent residency at the court of Emperor
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was to be staged first. He had a successful debut. The theatre was in the palace, and the
Emperor attended performances and many rehearsals. Kelly was friendly with Salieri and with the actors
88:, the seat of British government in Ireland. Michael was given a serious musical education (mainly voice and keyboard) from a young age, his first teachers being the Italians, Passerini (of
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may vary a lot. In a number of cases, Kelly merely wrote the melody and "relied on professional assistants in matters of orchestration and technique." It is claimed that the first
350:, coached by the actor-tenor Filippo Laschi), opposite the charming Signora Lortinella (called "Ortabella"), and Andrea Morigi as primo buffo. He was in lodgings with the composer
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and other
Italian poets and, their season ended, told him he was now ready to sing in any theatre in Europe. He wrote letters of introduction to Andrea Campigli, impresario of the
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with words by
Sheridan as "By him we love offended"). Rauzzini advised he should be sent to a conservatory in Rome or Naples, and his father laid plans accordingly. Meanwhile,
110:'little understood by the 1820s.' With him Kelly studied the air 'In infancy our hopes and fears', composed for Peretti. Kelly also studied keyboard with Thomas Arne's son,
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was presented with Nancy
Storace: Kelly and Mandini alternated in the role of the Count. When Paisiello came to the court Kelly witnessed his meeting with Mozart. The poet
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making many musical acquaintances, but found the project had collapsed. Out of money, he still managed to attend operas and concerts and met the singer and actress
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Sent to Dr Burke's academy, Kelly met many "men of genius" at friends' houses during vacations. He received singing lessons from a "signor St
Giorgio" at the
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728:, adding a GlĂĽck song in English, and next appeared at Theatre Royal opposite Mrs Crouch, who was his stage partner for many years. He became a friend of
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The singer Anna Benini was the wife of
Guarducci's pupil, the composer and singer Bernardo Mengozzi (1758–1800): see Highfill, Burnim and Langhans,
290:, where he studied several hours a day as his voice dropped to a tenor. He was soon singing the tenor arias which formed the original repertoire of
467:, for whom he sang and played billiards for a week. He returned to Venice in October for Vidiman, where Nancy Storace was appearing in an opera of
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Kelly also made his stage debut in Dublin. A promoter, Pedro
Martini, brought an Italian company (including Peretti) to perform comic opera at the
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1118:, performed by Sasha Abrams (S), Dan Klein (tenor), Peter Alexander (piano): Decca Ace of Diamonds SDD 273 (LP, 1971). Contains the songs:
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72:, doubt has been cast on the reliability of his own account, and it has been said that 'ny statement of Kelly's is immediately suspect.'
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in the evergreen "Spirit of my sainted sire". In August 1790, he spent some weeks with Mr and Mrs Crouch in Paris, seeing Grétry's
436:, which he rehearsed and began performing with Ortabella, but the jealous sponsor-manager became murderous, and Kelly escaped to
536:. He often dined with Mozart and invariably lost at billiards to him: he became close friends with Mozart's young English pupil
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boy's clothes." Kelly then astonished her by replying, also in English, "You are mistaken, Miss; I am a very proper
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who, after a period at Vienna and Munich, settled in England c.1774 and was the teacher of the young
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in England was the 1804 production at Drury Lane, for which the music was by Michael Kelly. An 1801
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for three months. In Vienna, Joseph had two operas staged for the benefit of visiting potentates,
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and Laschi, and won applause humorously modelling a character on the mannerisms of
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Kelly sang opposite Nancy Storace in this company. In 1785, they were performing
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1467:(Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1993),
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1941:, ed. H. White & B. Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 560–1.
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1863:"030.106 - Spirit of My Sainted Sire. | Levy Music Collection"
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also arrived, and in 1784 with Paisiello produced a new opera
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he met the 'greatest reputed dilettante singer in Europe',
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1836:"Little Stanmore: Church | British History Online"
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animal, and quite at your service!"; Thal (ed.), p. 64.
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Entertaining Miss Austen. Newly discovered music from
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are quoted in several articles in this encyclopedia:
1306:, 1750–1813, composer, harpsichordist, organist of
641:In 1786, three operas were being rehearsed, one by
455:engaged him for four months, sending him first to
440:, slipping out of the theatre in mid-performance.
379:The offer of a five-year contract from Linley for
68:. Although the primary source for his life is his
1459:P. H. Highfill, K. A. Burnim and E. A. Langhans:
36:(25 December 1762 – 9 October 1826) was an Irish
1486:: see K.-J. Kutsch and L. Riemens, ed. H. Rost,
1203:Solo Recital. The Reminiscences of Michael Kelly
44:. He also became friends with musicians such as
1310:, 1780–1806, then teacher): van Thal 1972, 338.
520:for three days. In Vienna he met the composers
1253:vol. 95 no. 1340 (October 1954), pp. 530–532.
1178:in a 19th-century arrangement with guitar by
1015:on its performers at the first rehearsals of
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1271:van Thal, 1972 (biographical index), p. 329.
1138:, as well as the Kelly/Mozart collaboration
1205:(London: Folio Society, 1972), p. 19, note.
915:text) was given. On 4 June, they performed
828:for him. Engaged as principal tenor of the
317:, and obtained Kelly's place on a ship for
409:, and for the Carnival opposite Benini in
1920:(London: Oxford University Press, 1975);
1480:La Baglioni was Mozart's first Rosina in
739:was delayed, but he sang in the May 1787
344:'s sonata. He made a successful debut in
1240:(London: Oxford University Press, 1974).
611:, which became his nickname thereafter.
249:1537 Conservatorio Santa Maria di Loreto
2054:19th-century British male opera singers
2039:18th-century British male opera singers
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1009:- the extraordinary effect of Mozart's
954:In 1826, he published his entertaining
651:(to a text by Casti), and one Mozart's
634:, in all of which they were coached by
2044:18th-century Irish classical composers
1214:This article includes text drawn from
443:After a benefit concert at Verona, at
2059:19th-century Irish male opera singers
2049:18th-century Irish male opera singers
1939:The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland
947:, whom he shared for a time with the
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991:- his physical description of Mozart
395:, who took him on an autumn tour to
278:in Spring 1780. Kelly went first to
125:. Also the famous surgeon-violinist
18:Irish tenor and composer (1762–1826)
1937:Basil Walsh: "Kelly, Michael", in:
1902:. Colburn – via Google Books.
1168:English and Scottish Romantic Songs
997:- Mozart as a highly skilled dancer
1678:Thal (ed.) 1972, pp. 123, 126–127.
1615:Thal (ed.) 1972, pp. 93–94, 96–99.
1238:Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
712:. Kelly's Drury Lane debut was in
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2099:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's singers
1154:Dutton Epoch CDLX 7271 (CD, 2011)
958:, written with the assistance of
824:began, and she played Mandane in
376:singer) gave Kelly some lessons.
80:Michael Kelly's father Thomas, a
2006:
1969:
1409:cf. Rosenthal and Warrack, 1974.
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306:. Aprile taught him the work of
162:Among them was the male soprano
60:. In Italy he was also known as
1898:Kelly, Michael (18 June 1826).
1542:Highfill, Burnim and Langhans,
1522:The Grove Book of Opera Singers
1364:Thal (ed.) 1972, pp. 29, 32–33.
1059:Blue Beard, or Female Curiosity
844:for Sheridan in London, and in
804:In summer 1788, they toured in
1308:St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
361:(1755–1826): the male soprano
137:François-Hippolyte Barthélemon
1:
2064:19th-century Irish memoirists
1524:, 2nd edition (O.U.P., 2008).
1236:H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack:
974:The zestful anecdotes of the
592:. The cast included Mandini,
473:Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
2089:Composers from Dublin (city)
1888:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 178–179.
1879:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 174–178.
1825:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 166–171.
1816:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 163–166.
1807:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 162–163.
1768:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 156–157.
1759:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 150–156.
1741:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 143–144.
1732:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 140–142.
1723:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 138–140.
1705:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 131–132.
1687:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 130–131.
1669:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 118–121.
1651:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 110–111.
1633:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 104–107.
1571:Thal (ed.) 1972, pp. 74, 78.
1172:EMEC Discos E-104 (CD, 2012)
887:, delivering a ringing top B
324:At Livorno, Kelly first met
192:stayed in Dublin to produce
139:, Wilhelm Cramer (father of
2094:Pupils of Venanzio Rauzzini
270:At Naples the male soprano
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2084:Singers from Dublin (city)
2079:Irish male opera composers
1867:levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu
1533:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 68–71.
1427:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 54–60.
1400:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 52–53.
1382:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 42–43.
1373:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 39–40.
1355:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 26–28.
1346:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 24–26.
1328:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 21–22.
1116:Michael Kelly & Mozart
951:, added to his notoriety.
735:His entry to oratorio for
463:to present himself to the
1953:A Cinderella Bibliography
1840:www.british-history.ac.uk
1777:Thal (ed.), 1972, p. 158.
1089:George Colman the Younger
1079:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1063:George Colman the Younger
682:Old Drury Lane, 1787–1791
499:Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
423:production of Cimarosa's
381:Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
302:, Palermo, in a motet of
42:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1852:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 173.
1798:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 161.
1786:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 160.
1750:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 146.
1714:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 134.
1696:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 140.
1660:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 112.
1642:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 108.
1624:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 103.
1418:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 328.
1337:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 362.
1085:Love Laughs at Locksmith
879:(the former home of the
589:Il re Teodoro in Venezia
1992:Encyclopædia Britannica
1606:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 87.
1597:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 85.
1582:Biographical Dictionary
1562:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 73.
1544:Biographical Dictionary
1505:Biographical Dictionary
1436:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 62.
1391:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 45.
1293:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 20.
1262:Thal (ed.) 1972, p. 19.
1216:Encyclopædia Britannica
1140:Grazie agl'inganni tuoi
989:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
935:Appearing in London at
765:, also giving Arnold's
584:Giovanni Battista Casti
387:, and he travelled via
166:(1746–1810), friend of
121:and piano lessons from
29:, between 1802 and 1814
1156:. Contains the songs:
1067:Grand Dramatic Romance
1018:The Marriage of Figaro
943:His relationship with
654:The Marriage of Figaro
503:Johann Franz Brockmann
469:Vicente MartĂn y Soler
30:
2074:Irish operatic tenors
2069:Irish opera composers
1488:Grosses Sängerlexikon
1132:Placa gli sdegni tuoi
904:The Siege of Belgrade
869:Marie Therese De Camp
842:Richard Coeur de Lion
798:Doctor and Apothecary
709:Richard Coeur de Lion
648:La grotta di Trofonio
579:The Barber of Seville
550:Gli sposi malcontenti
347:Il francese in Italia
24:
2015:at Wikimedia Commons
1174:. Contains the song
1162:The Husband's Return
1150:'s family collection
1124:Soffri che intraccia
795:, and Dittersdorf's
761:in these works, for
664:La frascatana nobile
621:Iphigénie en Tauride
570:The Comedy of Errors
494:La scuola de' gelosi
196:'s dramatic romance
153:Johann Peter Salomon
1158:The Wife's Farewell
753:, introducing the (
730:John Philpot Curran
719:Lionel and Clarissa
690:and his daughters (
632:Valentin Adamberger
243:, he enrolled with
229:Lionel and Clarissa
221:Crow Street Theatre
207:Smock Alley Theatre
1584:, vol. 10 (1984),
1507:, vol. 14 (1991),
1465:Tibbett to M. West
924:No song, no supper
555:Antonia Bernasconi
483:Austria, 1783–1787
426:Il pittor parigino
282:, where he sang a
225:Baldassare Galuppi
216:La buona figliuola
31:
2011:Media related to
1546:, vol. 5 (1978),
1483:La finta semplice
1251:The Musical Times
1120:Cara son tuo così
1007:Francesco Benucci
945:Anna Maria Crouch
885:The Haunted Tower
850:with Mme Mara at
783:Love in a Village
745:Westminster Abbey
743:commemoration at
725:Love in a Village
598:Francesco Bussani
594:Francesco Benucci
399:. He appeared in
363:Tommaso Guarducci
352:Gaetano Andreozzi
315:Teatro La Pergola
253:Domenico Cimarosa
164:Venanzio Rauzzini
76:Dublin beginnings
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