Michael William Balfe

(1808-70)

Irish composer and singer.

Of his twenty-nine operas the best known is The Bohemian Girl.

His success allowed him to retire to the Hertfordshire countryside to raise sheep.

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Cello Sonata in A flat major

Come into the garden, Maud

I Dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls

Killarney

Reves d'amour, reves de gloire

The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl (highlights)

The Bohemian Girl (Libretto: Alfred Bunn) : I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls

The Bohemian Girl : Galop

The Bohemian Girl: Then You’ll Remember Me

The Bohemian Girl: When other lips and other hearts

Trust Her Not

Yon moon o’er the mountains (from The Maid of Artois)

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