Armes Beaumont

Armes Beaumont
Beaumont c. 1890s
Background information
Birth nameEdward Armes Beaumont
Born(1842-12-15)15 December 1842
St Faith's, Norfolk, England
Died17 July 1913(1913-07-17) (aged 70)
North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresVocalist

Edward Armes Beaumont (15 December 1842 – 17 July 1913) was a vocalist active in Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Beaumont was born in St Faith's, Norfolk, England. He and his family moved to Melbourne in 1848 and later he sang in the choir at the Wesleyan Chapel in Brunswick St.

In 1870, he joined William Lyster's opera company and increased his concert singing, notably with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society.[5][6][7]

He died at his home in North Melbourne on 17 July 1913.[8]

References

  1. ^ Obituary - Edward Armes Beaumont Obituaries Australia
  2. ^ "Singer of Bygone Years. Death of Mr. Armes Beaumont. Fine Career Closed". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 20, 899. Victoria, Australia. 18 July 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Australia's Sims Reeves. Edward Armes Beaumont". Table Talk. No. 193. Victoria, Australia. 1 March 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Kenneth Hince, "Beaumont, Edward Armes (1842–1913)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, MUP, 1969, pp. 126–127
  5. ^ Armes Beaumont, tenor, ca. 1886 [Photograph], 1886, retrieved 27 December 2018
  6. ^ Beaumont, Edward Armes, 1842-1913, (singer.); Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931, (singer.); Zelman, Alberto, 1874-1927, (conductor.); Levy, Charles, (conductor.); Melbourne Town Hall (host institution.) (1903), Concert d'Adieu of Mr. E. Armes Beaumont in which Madame Melba gives her valuable assistance, [Melbourne] Stillwell & Co., Printers, retrieved 27 December 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Hodson, G. A. (George Alexander); Horsley, Charles Edward, 1822-1876; Beaumont, Armes (1870), Tell me Mary how to woo thee?, J.R. Clarke, retrieved 27 December 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Armes Beaumont". The Sydney Morning Herald. Melbourne. 18 July 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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