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Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by [[George Frideric Handel]] and [[Nicola Porpora]]. Lampe, along with [[Henry Carey (writer)|Henry Carey]] and J. S. Smith, founded the short-lived English Opera Project. He became a friend of [[Charles Wesley]]. His works for the stage include the mock operas ''[[Pyramus and Thisbe (Lampe)|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. |
Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by [[George Frideric Handel]] and [[Nicola Porpora]]. Lampe, along with [[Henry Carey (writer)|Henry Carey]] and J. S. Smith, founded the short-lived English Opera Project. He became a friend of [[Charles Wesley]]. His works for the stage include the mock operas ''[[Pyramus and Thisbe (Lampe)|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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He is buried in [[Canongate Churchyard]] in Edinburgh. |
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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 Lampe, was sister-in-law to the composer Thomas Arne with whom Lampe collaborated on a number of concert seasons. John and Isabella's son, Charles John Frederick Lampe, was a successful organist and composer as well.
Like Arne, Lampe wrote operatic works in English in defiance of the vogue for Italian opera popularised by George Frideric Handel and Nicola Porpora. Lampe, along with Henry Carey and J. S. Smith, founded the short-lived English Opera Project. 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.