Person    | Male  Born 30/7/1802  Died 2/7/1886

John Templeton

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Scotland

Opera singer. Born near Kilmarnock, Scotland. Started singing as a boy and came to London to study to become a professional tenor. Sang the first English productions of 'Don Giovanni' and 'The Magic Flute'. He retired to the Hampton Hill house in 1852, and died there.

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