Person Open DS/UK/8213 Maas; Joseph (1847-1866); English tenor Maas Joseph 1847-1866 English tenor Male

Joseph Maas (30 January 1847 in Dartford, England – 16 January 1886 in London) was an English tenor singer. He became a chorister in Rochester Cathedral. At first studying under J. C. Hopkins and Madame Bodda-Pyne, he went to study in Milan in 1869. In February 1871 he made his first success by taking Sims Reeves's place at a concert in London. In 1878 he became principal tenor in the Carl Rosa Opera Company, his beautiful voice and finished style more than compensating for his poor acting. Maas died from rheumatic gout on 16 January 1886. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 10/2/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 adfd5e23-2d34-4bc0-9d9f-83c3e4988923