Michael Rophino Lacy

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Michael Rophino Lacy (born 1795 in Bilbao; died September 20, 1867 in London), Irish musician.

The son of a merchant appeared there in public as a violinist in 1802(??). He was sent to study in Paris under Kreutzer, and soon began a successful career, being known as Le Petit Espagnol. He played in London for some years after 1805, and then became an actor, but in 1818 resumed the musical profession, and in 1820 became leader of the ballet at the Kings theatre, London. He composed or adapted from other composers a number of operas and an oratorio, The Israelites in Egypt.

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