Michael William Balfe

Michael William Balfe

Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to compose. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he composed at least 29 operas, almost 250 songs, several cantatas and other works. He was also a noted conductor, directing Italian Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre for seven years, among other conducting posts.

Birth and Death Data: Born Dublin, Died October 21, 1870 (Hertfordshire)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, lyricist

Notes: Irish poet, composer, and singer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 228 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	166	7-in.	Before 1895	Then you'll remember me	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	349	7-in.	10/4/1898	The heart bowed down	August P. Stengler	Clarinet solo	composer
Berliner	520	7-in.	either 11/29/1895 or 12/14/1898	The arrow and the song	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	581	7-in.	May 1898	Then you’ll remember me	Annie Carter	Female vocal solo	composer
Berliner	908	7-in.	Before April 1898	The heart bowed down	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	944	7-in.	8/12/1897	Killarney	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	1941	7-in.	12/14/1898	I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	3406	7-in.	between May 1896 and March 1899	Killarney	Artists vary	Cornet solo	composer
Berliner	4256	7-in.	between June 1897 and April 1898	Killarney	Diamond Four	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	0319	7-in.	7/10/1899	Then you'll remember me	Charles P. Lowe	Xylophone solo	composer
Berliner	0556	7-in.	9/29/1899	Killarney	Herbert L. Clarke	Cornet solo	composer
Berliner	0604	7-in.	October 1899	Killarney	Jean Moeremans	Saxophone solo	composer
Berliner	01079	7-in.	3/13/1900	The Bohemian girl : Selection	Royal Italian Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]38	7-in.	7/2/1900	Then you'll remember me	Marie Romaine	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]95	7-in.	6/14/1900	Killarney	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]95	10-in.	4/8/1902	Killarney	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]406	7-in.	9/27/1900	Killarney	Herbert L. Clarke	Cornet solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]687	7-in.	12/13/1901	The heart bowed down	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]687	10-in.	4/28/1902	The heart bowed down	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]748	7-in.	4/29/1901	Killarney	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]748	10-in.		Killarney	Mina Hickman	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]783	7-in.	5/6/1901	The heart bowed down	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]842	7-in.	6/3/1901	I dreamed that I dwelt	Rosalia Chalia	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1666	7-in.	10/8/1902	The arrow and the song	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1666	10-in.	10/8/1902	The arrow and the song	Herbert Goddard	Baritone vocal solo	composer

(Results 1-25 of 228 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Balfe, Michael William," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102997.

Balfe, Michael William. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102997.

"Balfe, Michael William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.