Michael William Balfe
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1808
- Died
- 1870
- Works
- 44
Top works
- Satanella [or The power of love]
- Satanella, or The power of love
- English Opera House
- Songs, duets, trios, chorusses, etc. etc. etc. in the new grand original opera of the Siege of Rochelle
- Enrico IV. al passo della Marna
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- Listeners
- 1,471
- Total plays
- 6,907
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Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best-remembered for his opera The Bohemian Girl. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to compose. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he composed 38 operas, almost 250 songs and other works. He was also a noted conductor, directing Italian Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre for seven years, among other conducting posts. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Micha
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,330x
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,508x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,764x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,873x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,537x
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Key dates
- Born
- 15 May 1808
- Died
- 21 October 1870
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Occupation
- violinist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
Connections
Categories
1808 births1870 deaths19th-century British male opera singers19th-century Irish classical composers19th-century Irish male opera singersBurials at Kensal Green CemeteryComposers from Dublin (city)Composers with IMSLP linksGlee composersIrish baritonesIrish expatriates in the United KingdomIrish male opera composers