Billington, Elizabeth 1768 - 08/25/1818

Elizabeth Billington was born in 1765 or 1768 and was the daughter of a musician with German origins and an English chamber singer. Upon completion of her vocal education she developed into one of the greatest and most successful English opera singers.
Furthermore, during her adolescence she was composing: the sonate collections Op. I and Op. II originated from this period. She died in 1818 at her country estate near Venice, Italy, after a long very successful singing career.