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3 unusual facts about Isabella Young


Isabella Young

She became a favorite of Handel's during the composer's last few years, appearing in several performances of his works including the role of Counsel (Truth) in the world premiere of The Triumph of Time and Truth in March 1757.

She returned to that theatre regularly through 1777, singing between the acts, in musical interludes and afterpieces.

Her Aunt Cecilia (1712–1789), was one of the greatest English sopranos of the eighteenth century and the wife of composer Thomas Arne.



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