Michael Kelly (tenor)

Irish tenor and composer (1762–1826)

Michael Kelly (25 December 1762 – 9 October 1826) was an Irish tenor, composer and theatrical manager who made an international career of importance in musical history. One of the leading figures in British musical theatre around the turn of the nineteenth century, he was a close associate of playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan. He also became friends with some of the most famous musicians in Europe of the time such as Mozart, Haydn, Storace, and Paisiello, and created roles for the operas of all three composers.

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