Lacy, Miguel Rufino (Michael Rophino) (1793–1867)
This is a biography of Michael Rophino Lacy, born in Bilbao to Irish parents, a celebrated violinist, composer, actor, and librettist. Known as ‘The Young Spaniard,’ he gained early fame in Britain and Ireland as a child prodigy and later became renowned for his English adaptations of French and Italian operas. Lacy contributed to musical and theatrical life across Europe and North America before turning to music scholarship in his final years.
Institutions
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15689368
- Primary Topic
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00