Liszt, Franz
(1811–1886)> COMPOSER
Liszt, Franz (22 October 1811, Raiding, Hungary; 31 July 1886, Bayreuth), composer, arrived in Paris for the first time in December 1823, and, although he crossed the Channel in 1824 to play for George IV, he managed to arrange for his opera entitled Don Sanche to be given at the Royal Academy of Music on 17 October 1825. Unfortunately, this attempt at success in the theatre proved futile, and Liszt’s work in a single act had to be withdrawn from the stage after a few performances. It has never…