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Contributor	Anna Bishop
Other Names	Madame Anna Bishop; Ann Rivière
Gender	Female
Date of Birth	9 January 1810
Place Of Birth	London
Date of Death	March 1884
Place Of Death	New York
Functions	Actor, Singer, Singer: Soprano, Actor and Singer
Notes	She sang in many countries on every continent, and was the most widely travelled singer of the 19th century. She was married to the composer Henry Bishop but abandoned him for the French harpist, composer and entrepreneur Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. She and Bochsa were said to have been the inspiration for Trilby and Svengali in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Bishop
NLA	http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-523587
Related Contributors	Also known as Anne Bishop (Singer. Event Dates: 1856) Is spouse of Henry Bishop (Composer, Music Adaptor, Songwriter. Event Dates: 1833 - 1957). estranged 1840
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Great Attraction!, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW, 9 November 1868 Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856
	Actor and Singer Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Singer Great Attraction!, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW, 9 November 1868
	Coulon - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Laglaisi - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 William Mower Akhurst - Writer Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 G Anderson - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Belair - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Vincenzo Bellini - Composer Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 John Black - Administrator Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Henry Burton - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Amy Chambers - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Joseph Chambers - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 S Chambers - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Dickson - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Gaetano Donizetti - Composer L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Robert Farquharson - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Sara Flower - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Flynn - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Harry Flynn - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Charles Fry - Scenic Artist Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Gordon - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Gregg - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Hancock - Actor L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Frank Howson - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 John Howson - Actor L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Edward King - Band Leader Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Charles Lascelles - Singer Great Attraction!, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW, 9 November 1868 G Leonard - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 George Loder - Conductor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Maynard - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Morton - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Murray - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Leon Naej - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Nelson - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Norton - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Maggie Oliver - Actor Dick Turpin and King Tom, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, NSW, 28 May 1870 Pierce - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Rogers - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Felice Romani - Librettist L'Elisir d'Amore, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 26 July 1856 Herr Schluter - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Walter Sherwin - Actor Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 K Stewart - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Andrew Torning - Actor-Manager, Director Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Turner - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1856 Frank Varley - Scenic Artist Norma, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 22 April 1857 Webster - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856 Richard Younge - Actor Anna Bishop in Australia or Soprano Sfogato, Olympic Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1856
Resources	Book: Richard Davis, Anna Bishop: The Adventures of an Intrepid Prima Donna, Currency Press, Paddington, NSW, 1997
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	438516

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