Samuel Champness (1732-1803)

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Name (Englisch)
Samuel Champness
Kurzbezeichnung
Champness, Samuel
Geburtsjahr
1732
Todesjahr
1803
Kurzbeschreibung
Englischer Sänger, geb. ca. 1732, gest. 1803

"Samuel Thomas Champnes (died 1803) was the first person to sing "Heart of Oak" in Harlequin's Invasion at the Garrick Theatre in Drury lane. A former Westminster Chorister, probably owing to his maternal grandfather being John Weldon an apprentice to Purcell and a Royal Organist at St George's Chapel. (This connection was made using John's will.) Champnes went on to be one of Handel's soloists.

According to Peter Ward Jones, music librarian of the Bodleian Library, "Champness had sung in Handel performances as a boy treble in the 1740s (according to the article on him in the Biographical Dictionary of Actors" - (Wikipedia (en) 10.08.2021)
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  • Sung by Mr. Champnes in Harlequin’s invasion

    Sung by Mr. Champnes in Harlequin’s invasion

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    Bild: Stiftung Händel-Haus Halle - CC BY-NC-SA

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