- Crotty, Leslie
[E] Crotty, Leslie, baritone vocalist, born at
Galway in 1853. Intended for a commercial
life, he entered an office after leaving school,
and was then for some years in a bank in
Dublin. During this time he studied music
under Alessandro Cellini, and frequently sang
in concerts as an amateur. As such he also
sang at times in opera for Mr. Carl Rosa,
during the second visit of his company to
Dublin (1875?). He then went to Florence,
and studied under Mabellini. Returning to
England, he joined, in 1877, the Carl Rosa
Opera Company, in which he remained for a
little over ten years, his repertory comprising
the parts of Rigoletto, Henry Ashton (Lucia
di Lammermoor), Count di Luna (II Trova-
tore), Danny Mann (F^ilyof Killarney), Esca-
millo (Carmen), and others. In 1889 he made
his debut at Covent Garden, in Italian Opera,
as the Count, in II Trovatore. In 1882 he
married Miss Georgina Burns (q.v.), and
about 1890 started a company for the produc-
tion in English of Rossini's opera, " Cinder-
ella," which successfully toured the provinces
for some years.entry id: 108-R-6
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