 Hugh Talbot

Hugh Talbot (15 October 1844 – 31 October 1899), born Hugo Talbot Brennan, was an Irish tenor best known for creating, to universally bad reviews, the role of Frederic in the Gilbert and Sullivan hit "The Pirates of Penzance" in the original New York production.After beginning his career in Italy in 1872, Talbot performed Italian opera in England in 1877–1878 with Mapleson's Italian Opera company.