O’LEARY, Rosetta

O’LEARY, Rosetta (nee Vining) (Mrs. Arthur) 19th-century English harpist, pianist, choral conductor, singer, teacher and composer. She showed remarkable talent as a child, singing and playing at concerts when seven. She entered the Royal Academy of Music and won King’s Scholarships in 1851 and 1853. She studied under John Thomas (harp), W.H. Holmes (piano) and Steggall and G.A. Macfarren (composition). She was an F.R.A.M. and an associate of the Philharmonic Society. For some years she…