Osborne, Charles (Thomas)

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Osborne, Charles (Thomas) (b Brisbane, 1927). Australian critic and writer. Ass. ed. London Magazine 1957–66; ass. literary dir., Arts Council 1966–71, literary dir. 1971–86. Author of books on operas of Verdi (1969), Mozart (1978), Puccini (1982), Strauss (1988), Wagner (1990), and bel canto composers (1994); ed. of coll. of Verdi's letters (1971), The Dictionary of Composers (1977), and Dictionary of Opera (1983). Contrib. to many periodicals.

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