Julia Woolf
Sophia Julia Woolf (1831–20 November 1893) was an English composer known for songs and opera.
Woolf's father was John Woolf, a furrier. She had two sisters and was married to John Isaacson. Woolf's daughter, Maud, was the mother of the musician Vivian Ellis
Life and works[edit]
Woolf composed piano pieces and songs for theatrical productions.[1] A review of her opera Carina in the New York Times described it as:
"Carina," the new comic opera produced at the Opera Comique to-night, gives every indication of achieving a pronounced success: The story is light and good, the comedy opportunities are numerous, and the music is artistically firm and popularly pleasing.[2]
Works[edit]
- Carina — Comic opera, music by Julia Woolf, words by EL Blanchard and Cunningham Bridgman, first produced at the Opera Comique, London, Sept. 27, 1888.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cinderella: or, Harlequin and the Fairy Slipper. A Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, by Edward L. Blanchard (1820-1889)". 1878. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "A NEW COMIC OPERA "CARINA" MAKES A HIT IN ITS LONDON PERFORMANCE, BY COMMERCIAL CABLE FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT". The New York Times. 28 September 1888. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Hubbard, William Lines (1910). American history and encyclopedia of music, Volume 2. Irving Squire, New York. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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