Jane Bianchi

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Jane Bianchi Lacy
Born
Jane Jackson

1776
Died19 March 1858(1858-03-19) (aged 81–82)
Ealing
NationalityBritish
Occupationsinger
Spouse(s)Francesco Bianchi,
Childrenat least one

Jane Jackson became Jane Bianchi and later Jane Bianchi Lacy (1776 – 19 March 1858) was a British singer in London and Oudh.

Life[]

Bianchi was born as Jane Jackson the daughter of a London apothecary named John Jackson.

Payment for singing in 1813 at the Concerts of Antient Music. £126 to J.Bianchi Lacy

In 1800 she married the Italian composer Francesco Bianchi. She became known as the leading singer of Handel's music and she was often invited to Windsor Castle where she entertained George III and Queen Charlotte.[1] On 12 March 1806 the Austrian composer Joseph Woelfl published "Six English Songs" which he dedicated to Bianchi.[2]

She and Francesco had a daughter who died aged five and shortly after her husband took his own life.[1] He and their daughter were buried in the old Kensington Church, now St Mary Abbots, Kensington.[3]

Bianchi married again to another singer named . Her English husband had trained in Italy and was a bass singer.

In 1813 she again sang at the Concerts of Antient Music where she was paid £126 (see illustration). She had sang at that concert in 1800 when she was "Miss Jackson".[1] At somewhere around this time she published a song, "Winter's Beautiful Rose", which she had composed to accompany words by Amelia Opie. She dedicated the work to the Viscountesses Hampden.[4]

They left England and sailed for Calcutta in 1818[5] where they stayed for seven years performing at the court of Oudh.[1] At the time the King of Oudh was Saadat Ali Khan II.

Whilst she was away she published an unseen work by her first husband in 1820/1821.

Bianchi died in Ealing in 1858. Her second husband survived her.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Lacy, William (1788–1871), singer singer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15867. Retrieved 2020-11-30. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Kassler, Michael (2016-04-29). Music Entries at Stationers' Hall, 1710–1818: from lists prepared for William Hawes, D.W. Krummel and Alan Tyson and from other sources. Routledge. p. 561. ISBN 978-1-317-09205-6.
  3. ^ "KPN Autumn 2012". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ^ "Winter's beautiful rose / the words by Mrs. Opie ; the music composed... by Mrs. Bianchi Lacy". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.39015080964995. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ^ Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1973). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-0518-6.

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