Ernest Irving

Emerging from a childhood choir in Godalming and educated at Charterhouse, he taught himself music and secured his first conducting role in 1895, later refining orchestral reductions for touring productions with Edward German. A pivotal encounter with Norman O'Neill in 1917 launched a long association with London’s theatrical world, where he directed and often composed music for operettas, musical… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources