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and grew up on Pitt Street, which was renamed Balfe Street in 1917 in his honour. His musical gifts became apparent at an early age, and he received instruction from his father, a dancing master and violinist, and from the composer
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English Opera from 1834 to 1864 with
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A Balfe overture and songs (together with several
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602:(Joseph Kupelwieser), Vienna: Theater an der Wien, 4 November 1845
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Michael William Balfe. His Life and His English Operas
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Introduction and link to English-language libretto of
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as his assistant. There he first produced several of
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788:Recordings of Balfe's work include the following:
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1324:– Profile of Balfe and links to information about
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677:(Hippolyte Lucas), Paris: Opéra, 17 December 1845
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1257:Michael W. Balfe. A Unique Victorian Composer
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225:in 1834. An unpopular attempt at "improving"
1303:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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1213:The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
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1346:Dictionary of National Biography
863:, and ORR 277 includes his song
424:I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
25:Michael William Balfe in France.
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506:Un avvertimento ai gelosi
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343:. Their libretti were by
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144:. He became a protégé of
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861:Sempre pensoso e torbido
798:The Daughter of St. Mark
661:The Daughter of St. Mark
288:Giovanni Battista Rubini
1300:Encyclopædia Britannica
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