Leoni, Michael, -1796
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Name (Latin)
Leoni, Michael, -1796
Other forms of name
Leoni, Michael, -1797
Lyon, Myer, -1797
Lyon, Myer, d. 1797
Leoni
Date of birth
1750
Date of death
1796-11-06
Place of birth
Kingston (Jamaica)
Associated country
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Jamaica
Field of activity
Music
Occupation
Musicians
Cantors (Judaism) Singers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia, Jan. 31, 2022:Myer Lyon (Myer Lyon, c. 1750, Germany - 1797, Kingston, Jamaica, better known by his stage name Michael Leoni, was a hazzan at the Great Synagogue of London who achieved fame as a tenor opera singer in London and Dublin, and as the mentor of the singer John Braham.)
- p. 103 (At the time the celebrated Leoni sang at the synagogue, he gave such general delight by his execution of this melody, that it was adapted to English words for the service of the Protestant church, and has since been published in a collection of Psalms, and named after Leoni ( (Musurgia Vocalis, 1836, Jan. 31, 2022:) )
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The opera singer Myer Lyon "Michael Leoni" (1750-1797) in the part of Carlos in The Duenna
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File:Harvard Theatre Collection - Leoni, The Duenna, TCS 44.jpg
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File:Myer Lyon alias Michael Leoni.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
Myer Lyon (c. 1750, Germany – 1797, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by his stage name Michael Leoni, was a hazzan at the Great Synagogue of London who achieved fame as a tenor opera singer in London and Dublin, and as the mentor of the singer John Braham.
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