A drawing of the young Franz Liszt mace about the time of his Irish visit. He was 29 and at the height or his
... Louis Lavenu, a 22-year-old impressario and composer of light music (his opert Loretta, a Tale of Seville, was staged at Drury Lane Theatre in London in 1846). However. Liszt came well out of the tour. for which he was paid 500 guineas. During the years ...