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45:- 24 October 1867, London) was an English oratorio and opera singer and composer. He became one of the most celebrated bass singers of the 19th century, and sang in the premieres of many English works.
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at the founding of the Leeds
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221:. On New Year's Day 1856, with Reeves, Novello and
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79:Weiss made his operatic debut in
378:Dictionary of National Biography
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