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He was born in [[Saxony]], but came to England in [[1724]] and played the [[bassoon]] in opera houses. His wife, Isabella, was sister-in-law to the composer [[Thomas Arne]] with whom Lampe collaborated on a number of concert seasons. Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by [[George Frideric Handel]] and [[Nicola Porpora]]. He became a friend of [[Charles Wesley]]. His works for the stage include the mock operas ''[[Pyramus and Thisbe]]'' ([[1745]]) and ''[[The Dragon of Wantley]]'' ([[1734]]), which ran for 69 nights, a record for the time, surpassing ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]''. He was based for a time in [[Dublin]] and later in [[Edinburgh]], where he died. |
He was born in [[Saxony]], but came to England in [[1724]] and played the [[bassoon]] in opera houses. His wife, Isabella, was sister-in-law to the composer [[Thomas Arne]] with whom Lampe collaborated on a number of concert seasons. Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by [[George Frideric Handel]] and [[Nicola Porpora]]. He became a friend of [[Charles Wesley]]. His works for the stage include the mock operas ''[[Pyramus and Thisbe]]'' ([[1745]]) and ''[[The Dragon of Wantley]]'' ([[1734]]), which ran for 69 nights, a record for the time, surpassing ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]''. He was based for a time in [[Dublin]] and later in [[Edinburgh]], where he died. |
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John Frederick Lampe (1703 - 1751) was a musician.
He was born in Saxony, but came to England in 1724 and played the bassoon in opera houses. His wife, Isabella, was sister-in-law to the composer Thomas Arne with whom Lampe collaborated on a number of concert seasons. Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by George Frideric Handel and Nicola Porpora. He became a friend of Charles Wesley. His works for the stage include the mock operas Pyramus and Thisbe (1745) and The Dragon of Wantley (1734), which ran for 69 nights, a record for the time, surpassing The Beggar's Opera. He was based for a time in Dublin and later in Edinburgh, where he died.
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