About Francis Korbay
Lived 1846 – 1913 (aged 66). Francis Korbay was a Hungarian composer, pianist, opera singer and singer.
Francis Alexander Korbay (May 8, 1846 – March 9, 1913) was a Hungarian musician.
Life He was born in Pest His father was a landowner and his mother was a descendant of the poet István Gyöngyösi. His father joined the revolutionary party, and suffered imprisonment and the forfeiture of his estates. The youth turned his attention to music, studying piano with Moronyi and composition with Robert Volkmann. At nineteen, he found himself in possession of a robust tenor voice. He studied voice with Gustave-Hippolyte Roger,
He died in London, which for many years was his home, March 9, 1913.
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Who was Francis Korbay?
Hungarian musician
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Francis Korbay was born on 8 May 1846 in Pest.
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Francis Korbay died on 9 March 1913 in London.
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Francis Korbay was a composer, pianist, opera singer and singer.
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Francis Korbay was Hungarian.
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