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3 unusual facts about George Alexander Macfarren


George Macfarren

George Macfarren (1788–1843) was a playwright and the father of composer George Alexander Macfarren.

Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren (1813–87), English composer, son of George Macfarren

Walter Macfarren (1826–1905), pianist and composer, brother of George Alexander Macfarren and in whose name the Royal Academy of Music prize is awarded


Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa

During this time, she participated in two operatic premieres, creating the title role in Alfred Mellon's Victorine on 19 December 1859, and the role of Mabel in George Alexander Macfarren's opera Helvellyn on 5 November 1864.


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Macfarren

Emma Maria Macfarren (1824–95), English pianist and composer, sister-in-law of George Alexander Macfarren