Edward Seguin
Arthur Edward Shelden Seguin (born April 7, 1809 in London , † December 13, 1852 in New York City ) was an American opera singer (bass) and impresario.
Seguin was one of the earliest students at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After graduating in 1830, he made his debut at the Queen's Theater as Polyphemus in Handel's opera Acis and Galatea . In 1838 he made his US debut at the National Theater in New York with the opera company of Lester Wallack .
With his wife Anne Childes he founded the Seguin Operatic Troupe , with which he performed in many large cities in the USA. In contrast to other opera companies, in which one or two singing stars acted together with singers from their venues, she traveled with a more or less permanent ensemble of her own, as was not customary until the second half of the 19th century. He brought contemporary European operas (such as Mozart's Così fan tutte , Donizetti's Don Pasquale and Anna Bolena or Balfes The Bohemian Girl ) to the stage in English translation, but also premieres of American compositions such as the opera Leonora by William Henry Fry in Philadelphia in 1845, The Maid of Saxony by Charles Edward Horn in New York 1842 and Luli by Charles Jarvis in Philadelphia 1846.
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- Encyclopedia Britannica: Seguin Operatic Troupe Materials in the Tams-Witmark / Wisconsin Collection
- Picture History: Anne Childes, Mrs. Edward Seguin
- Picture History: Edward Seguin
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: the Juggler, Newsletter of the Mills Music Library: More Treasures from Tams
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seguin, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seguin, Arthur Edward Shelden (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (bass) and impresario |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1852 |
| Place of death | New York City |