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BILLINGTON, ELIZABETH (1768?1818)

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 940 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BER-BLA
BILLINGTON, ELIZABETH (1768?1818) , British opera-
singer
 , was born in London, her father being a German musician named Weichsel, and her mother a popular vocalist. She was trained in music, and at fourteen sang at a concert in
Oxford
 . In 1783 'she married James Billington, a
double
 -
bass
  player. She had a voice of unusual compass, and as
Rosetta
  in Love in a
Village
  she had a
great
  success at Covent
Garden
  in 1786, being engaged for the season at a salary of 1000, a large sum for those days. Her position as a
singer
  in London was now assured. In 1794 she and her husband went to Italy, and Mrs Billington appeared at Naples (where she was the heroine of a new opera, Inez di Castro, written for her by F. Bianchi), at Florence, at Venice and at
Milan
 . Her husband died suddenly during the tour, and in 1799 she married a Frenchman named Felissent, whom, how-ever, she left in 18o1. Returning to England she appeared alternately at Covent
Garden
  and Drury
Lane
 , her professional income during 18o1 amounting to between 1o,000 and 15,000.
Henceforward she sang in Italian opera till the end of 18io,
when ill-health forced her to abandon her profession. In 1817
she was reconciled to her husband, and went with him to live near Venice, where she died on the 25th of August 1818.


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