Frederic Austin (30 March 1872 – 10 April 1952) was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30. He is best remembered for his restoration and production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, and its sequel, Polly, in 1920–23. He was born and died in London.
Read more about Frederic Austin: Training and Early Career, Recitals in London and The Provinces, New Work in Opera and Oratorio, Operatic Work and Expanding Repertoire, English Recital and Drama, Operatic Farewell, The Beggar's Opera, Recordings, Directing and Composition
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“Certainly, then, ordinary language is not the last word: in
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