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Michael Arne
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Michael Arne was an English composer, harpsichordist, organist, singer, and actor. He was the son of the composer Thomas Arne and the soprano Cecilia Young, a member of the famous Young family of musi
Portrait of Arne by Johan Zoffany
Portrait of Arne by Johan Zoffany
Susanna Maria Cibber (née Arne) (1714 – 1766) was the greatest dramatic actress of the eighteenth-century London stage and was the highest-paid actres
Susanna Maria Cibber (née Arne) (1714 – 1766) was the greatest dramatic actress of the eighteenth-century London stage and was the highest-paid actress in England during her lifetime. On the day of her death Covent Garden and Drury Lane closed their doors as a tribute to her memory.
The interior of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where Michael Arne primarily worked from 1756 to 1767
The interior of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where Michael Arne primarily worked from 1756 to 1767
A drawing of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where Michael Arne primarily worked from 1777 until his death. This drawing was made shortly before
A drawing of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where Michael Arne primarily worked from 1777 until his death. This drawing was made shortly before the theatre burned down in 1808. Many of Arne's compositions dating from his time there, along with a large amount composed by his father, were destroyed in this fire and are now lost.
Cecilia Young
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Cecilia Young was one of the greatest English sopranos of the eighteenth century, the wife of composer Thomas Arne, and the mother of composer Michael Arne. According to the music historian Charles Bu
Michael Arne
…14 January 1786) was an English composer, harpsichordist, organist, singer, and actor. He was the son of the composer Thomas Arne and the soprano Cecilia Young, a member of the famous Young family of musicians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Like his father, Arne worked primarily as a composer of…
George Frideric Handel, a close friend of Cecilia and her husband Thomas Arne
George Frideric Handel, a close friend of Cecilia and her husband Thomas Arne
Thomas Augustine Arne
Thomas Augustine Arne
Musician and dramatist Charles Dibdin was a friend and colleague of Thomas and Cecilia Arne. He said, "Mrs Arne was deliciously captivating. She knew
Musician and dramatist Charles Dibdin was a friend and colleague of Thomas and Cecilia Arne. He said, "Mrs Arne was deliciously captivating. She knew nothing in singing or in nature but sweetness and simplicity."