PINTO, Thomas

PINTO (Thomas). Italian violinist, in England, of Italian parents, early in eighteenth century. Performed at provincial festivals, and at King’s Theatre, London. Resided successively in Edinburgh and Ireland. Married to Miss Brent, the vocalist. in Ireland, 1773. His second wife, Miss Brent, whom he married in 1766, was a famous soprano vocalist, and appeared as a concert vocalist for many years in London and elsewhere, from 1758. She London, April 10, 1802.