Frederic Austin
British opera singer
Died when: 80 years 11 days (960 months)Star Sign: Aries
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Frederic William Austin (30 March 1872 – 10 April 1952) was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30.He is best remembered for his restoration and production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, its sequel, Polly, in 1920–23, and for his popularization of the melody of the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Austin was the older brother of the composer Ernest Austin (1874–1947).
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