Charles Dibdin
Charles Dibdin (born March 15, 1745 in Southampton , † July 25, 1814 in London ) was an English poet , writer , composer , actor and singer (tenor).
Life
As a boy, Charles Dibdin was a member of the Winchester Cathedral choir . At 15 he moved to London. In 1762 he had his first stage appearance as a singer in Richmond. Shortly afterwards he was engaged at the London Covent Garden Opera. There he worked as a singer and also drew attention to himself as the composer of a pastoral The Shepherd's Artifice in 1764. In 1768 he was engaged as a singer and composer at the Drury Lane Theater London.
Charles Dibdin has appeared at the Theater Royal in London , where he performed small scenes that he wrote and composed himself. He wrote numerous dramas , including the famous operetta The Quaker (1777) and numerous songs , of which the Sea songs were the most popular. He also wrote several novels The Devil (1785), Hannah Hewitt (1792), The Younger Brother (1793) and a History of the English stage , the autobiography Professional Life (1803) and Musical Tour through England (1788) and History of the Stage (1795).
His son Thomas John Dibdin (1771–1841) was also an actor and wrote numerous dramas and around 1,400 songs.
literature
- Dibdin, Charles . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 8 : Demijohn - Edward . London 1910, p. 175 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Works by and about Charles Dibdin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Charles Dibdin at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Sheet music and audio files by Charles Dibdin in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dibdin, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English poet, writer, composer, actor and singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southampton |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1814 |
| Place of death | London |