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Composer

Edward Loder 1813 - 1865

Bio

Born: 1813, Bath

Died: 5/04/1865, London

In 1826 at the age of 13 he was sent to Frankfurt to study under Ferdinand Ries, an old friend of the family. In 1828 at the age of 15 he came back to England. In 1834 at the age of 21 he wrote Nourjahad which was well received. He spent the ensuing years earning a living with hackwork (songs and partsongs) for a publisher, writing operatic potboilers and as the musical director of the Princess's Theatre, London. In 1851 at the age of 38 he became the opera conductor of the Manchester Theatre Royal. In 1855 his best known opera Raymond and Agnes was performed. For most of his remaining years he was ill.

Genres

Ballet opera, Burletta, Grand opéra, Opérette

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Selection of key operas

Black-Eyed Susan, or All in the Downs - 1830 Nourjahad - 1834 - Grand opéra The Widow Queen - 1834 The Covenanters - 1835 - Ballet opera The Dice of Death - 1835 The Foresters, or Twenty-Five Years Since - 1838 Francis the First - 1838 The Deer Stalkers, or The Outlaw's Daughter - 1841 The Wilis, or The Night Dancers - 1846 The Sultana - 1848 The Andalusian, or the Young Guard - 1848 - Opérette Robin Goodfellow, or the Frolics of Puck - 1848 - Ballet opera The Island of Calypso - 1852 Dick Whittington and his Cat - 1852 - Burletta Balcony Courtship - 1853 Raymond and Agnes - 1855 Never Judge by Appearances - 1859 - Opérette Saved by a Song - 1868 - Opérette

Complete list of operas with details

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