Young, Isabella (d. 1795)

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Young, Isabella (d. 1795)

English singer. Name variations: Mrs. Lampe. Died 1795; dau. of Charles Young (organist at All Hallows, in Barking); sister of Cecilia Young and Esther Young, both singers; m. J. F. Lampe.

Married to composer J. F. Lampe, performed at Covent Garden in roles composed by him, including Thisbe in Pyramus and Thisbe (1745); had a daughter-in-law who also sang as Mrs. Lampe.

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