Maybrick, Michael (pseudonym, Stephen Adams)
Maybrick, Michael (pseudonym, Stephen Adams)
Maybrick, Michael (pseudonym, Stephen Adams) , English baritone and composer; b. Liverpool, Jan. 31, 1844; d. Buxton, Aug. 25, 1913. He studied at the Leipzig Cons, with Plaidy, Moscheles, and E. Richter (1866–68), and was a vocal pupil of Nava in Milan. He sang at the principal concerts in London and the provinces, and toured the U.S. and Canada in 1884. Many of his songs (sung by himself) had great vogue (e.g., Nancy Lee) .His sacred solo The Holy City was sung in churches in England and America.
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