English singer and composer Elisabetha Nina Mary Frederica "Liza" Lehmann (1862-1918) was born in London to German painter Rudolf Lehmann and his Italian wife. Among her teachers was the great Jenny Lind. A combination of marriage to composer, author, and artist Herbert Bedford and what seems to have been a case of Bell's Palsy ended her singing career but allowed her to focus fully on composition.
Complete score of the light opera from Colin Johnson in computer generated MIDI format, divided into scenes. Includes background on the work. www.halhkmusic.com/sgtbrue.html
CD Review for March 2001 MusicWeb(UK) with biographical information, her place in establishing the song cycle in England, and background on the work itself. www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/Mar01/lehmann.htm