Bishop, Anna
Singer who visited Sydney several times, once with her lover Nicholas Bochsa.
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Riviere, Anna
Bishop, Anna
by Graeme Skinner, 2008
One of the first world-famous musicians to perform in Sydney, Anna Bishop had scandalised London by leaving her husband. Her lover Bochsa died suddenly in Sydney in early 1856, after their first concert, and Bishop left soon afterwards.
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