The British Musical Biography

[E] Bishop, Anna, born Riviere, wife of the
undernoted. A French soprano vocalist, was
born in London, 1812 [1814-15]. She studied
under Moscheles at the R.A.M., and married
Sir Henry Bishop, 1832. Debut at London,
1887. She sang at the musical festivals of
Gloucester, York, and Hereford. She left her
husband and travelled with Bochsa in Europe
1839. Appeared in Copenhagen, 1839. She
sang in Stockholm in 1840 ; St. Petersburg,
1840; in Russia, 1840-1; in Austria, etc.,
1842 ; Italy, 1843. She went to America in
1846, and travelled there and in Australia, etc.,
1858-8. She married Martin Schultz, of New
York, 1858. Returned to England, 1858, and
in 1859 went back to America. She travelled
round the world, concert-giving, in 1865-69,
and again in 1873-76. Between the years
1839 and 1848 she sang at 260 concerts. She
was a cultivated vocalist and member of
many musical societies. She died at New
York, March 18 [20], 1884.

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