Forman, Alfred, 1840-1925

Alfred Forman, English translator. After attending a Wagner concert in 1873, he began producing poetic translations of the operas into English, most of which remain unpublished. He was the brother of bibliographer and forger Harry Buxton Forman. His wife, Alma Murray, was an actor known for her role as Beatrice Cenci in Shelley's The Cenci.

From the guide to the Alfred Forman manuscript material : 8 items, 1910-1913, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

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