Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/B/Bishop, Anna
Bishop, Anna, was educated at the Royal Academy of Music, in London. Her first appearance in public was at a concert given by Bochsa, Slily 5, 1839. Grisi, Pauline, Viardot Garcia, Persiani, Rubini, Tamburini, and Lablache, all sang at this concert ; Thalberg and Dohler presided at the piano, and Bochsa at the harp ; still, in spite of this brilliant phalanx of artists, who threatened to eclipse altogether the talent of the new debutante, she obtained the most triumphant success. Soon after she ventured on an artistic tour through the principal countries of Europe, and visited the most noted towns of Denmark, Sweden, Russia, &c., in all of which places she was successful. Her visit and reception in the large cities of the United States will be remembered by the thou-sands who heard and admired her.