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JC Bach was the darling of Georgian London. Will his forgotten opera shake off the shadow of his celebrated father?

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Free publication of Lucio Silla by JS Bach’s youngest son could see his talent recognised once more in the city he made his home0London is about to recognise the significance of one of its greatest composers. But rather than being a British genius, he is a long dead German whose surname is already very famous. The work of Johann Christian Bach, once lauded as “the London Bach”, has been largely overlooked by the city he made his home from 1762.This is despite the string of popular operas he created and his early influence on an eight-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whom he met and performed with in London. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/15/jc-bach-was-the-darling-of-georgian-london-will-his-forgotten-opera-shake-off-the-shadow-of-his-celebrated-father

Author : Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

Publish date : 2024-09-15 11:00:52

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