Benjamin Lumley, opera manager and solicitor, was born Benjamin Levy, in 1811, the son of a Jewish merchant Louis Levy, and died 17 March 1875 in London.
Read more about Benjamin Lumley: Beginnings At His Majesty's Theatre, Conflict With Costa, Financial Problems, Abandonment of The Opera, Sources
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