Julian Edwards

He also conducted at the Royal English Opera House, where he met his wife, prima donna Philippine Siedle.

The libretto, by J F Reynolds-Anderson, was based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's play The Spanish Student.

[4][5] Among his many other works, he also wrote Jolly Musketeer (1898), The Princess Chic (1900),[6] Dolly Varden (1902), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1902), Love's Lottery (1904), The Gay Musician (1908, with book and lyrics by Chas.

Love's Lottery was intended as a vehicle for the German opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, who withdrew after fifty performances.

[1] Among the stars of the era who performed his work were Lillian Russell, Jefferson De Angelis, Della Fox, Christie MacDonald, and Lulu Glaser.

He made his name in America with an operatic adaptation of the play King René's Daughter (1893), presented as a one-act lyrical drama.

[8] He also composed The Patriot (1907), another one-act grand opera, to a libretto by Stange, set in the American War of Independence.

He took the view that there is no single model but stated that "to my mind the ideal collaboration between the musician and the librettist is that of Gilbert & Sullivan.