The British Musical Biography

[E] Allen, Henry Robinson, tenor vocalist
and composer, born at Cork in 1809. He
studied at the R.A.M., and first appeared in
Mozart's "Figaro" in 1831. Afterwards he
sang in opera, chiefly in London, till about
1856, when he occuijied himself as a teacher
of singing. He died at Hammersmith, Lon-
don, November 27, 1876. He composed many
songs, of which the following are best known :
Adaline; As steals the dew; Bella donna,
would'st thou know; Broken spell; Dearest,
wake; Dear halls of my fathers; Green are
thy hills; Maid of Athens [1861] ; Mine, only
mine; Pilgrim's lament; Sea is calm; When
first we met; When we two parted, etc.

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