excerpt from 'Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900' pp. 14-15 (180 words)

excerpt from 'Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900' pp. 14-15 (180 words)

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Thirty Years of Musical Life in London

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It was at the suggestion of Malibran that [Sir Julius] Benedict left Paris and 
went to England in 1835. He quickly made his mark as an operatic composer, and
successfully competed with Michael Balfe and Vincent Wallace in the race for
fame. Like them, he wrote and produced many operas; like them, he left only one
that really promises to survive. Indeed, Benedict's "Lily of Killarney" is the
sole English opera of the so-called "ballad" type that still shares popularity
with "The Bohemian Girl" and "Maritana." Although such a mediocre conductor, he
was an admirable accompanist. He had studied under Hummel at Weimar before going
to Weber, and was a quite capable pianist. His reputation in this capacity was
not a little enhanced by his association with Jenny Lind on her memorable tour
in the United States (1850-52). At any rate, after his return to London his
services "at the piano" were in request at every kind of musical function, and
he was practically the sole accompanist employed at the Monday Popular Concerts during the first twenty years of their existence.

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