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CodeDS/UK/8078
NameBlandford; Percy (October 1846-15 March 1928); English tenor singer
Variations of NamePercy Blandford Weston
DatesOctober 1846-15 March 1928
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginDevon, England (born)
RelationshipsSon of Henry Weston (banker and magistrate) and Emily Burgess
Spouse of Katharine Mary Allen
BiographyPercy Blandford was an English tenor. He began is working life as a clerk in an insurance office, but quickly discovered his voice and in 1876 joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company.

Through 1877 and into 1878, he appeared in concert at venues such as the Alexandra Palace, the Brighton Pavilion, the Schubert Society, the Royal Aquarium, and made an appearance as an actor, first in the operetta Queen of Hearts at Brighton, and then, in 1878, in a charity performance of Trial by Jury, alongside Haidée Crofton, Federici and Charles Kelleher.

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