Joseph Maas
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Joseph Maas (born 1847 in Dartford, England; died January 16, 1886 in London) was an English tenor singer.
He became a chorister in Rochester Cathedral. At first studying under J. C. Hopkins and Madame Bodda-Pyne, he went to study in Milan in 1869. In February 1871 he made his first success by taking Sims Reeves's place at a concert in London. In 1878 he became principal tenor in Carl Rosa's company, his beautiful voice and finished style more than compensating for his poor acting.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
