disastrous financial results. He died at Margate, aged 64. See also The zestful anecdotes of the Reminiscences are quoted in several articles in this encyclopedia: Nancy Storace - on the flamboyant virtuosity of this singer as a teenager Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - his physical description of Mozart Mozart and dance - Mozart as a highly skilled dancer Haydn and Mozart - Kelly's description of a string quartet party at which Haydn and Mozart played together Francesco Benucci - the extraordinary effect of Mozart's Non piu andrai on its performers at the first rehearsals of The Marriage of Figaro Compositions There is no reliable register of Kelly's compositions. In his Reminiscence he lists 62 works for various London theatres, which he had "composed and selected". This means that he often mixed his own music with that of other composers or arranged works by others to suit his purposes. In these cases, therefore, the share of his original contribution is not at all clear and may vary a lot. In a number of cases, Kelly merely wrote the melody and "relied on professional assistants in matters of orchestration and technique." It is claimed that the first Cinderella Pantomime in England was the 1804 production at Drury Lane, for which the music was by Michael Kelly. An 1801 comic opera The Gypsy Prince, written in collaboration with Thomas Moore, was not successful. Some of his original operas are: Blue Beard, or Female Curiosity (libretto by George Colman the Younger), "Grand Dramatic Romance"; London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 16 January 1798. Pizarro (Richard Brinsley Sheridan), musical play; London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 24 May 1799. Love Laughs at Locksmith (George Colman the Younger), comic opera; London, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 25 July 1803. Kelly also wrote many songs, one of the best-known being The Woodpecker to words by Thomas Moore. Recordings Recordings of Kelly's music are extremely rare. They can be found on one 1971 LP and two CDs issued in 2011 and 2012. Michael Kelly & Mozart, performed by Sasha Abrams (S), Dan Klein (tenor), Peter Alexander (piano): Decca Ace of Diamonds SDD 273 (LP, 1971). Contains the songs: Cara son tuo così, Soffri che intraccia, The Woodpecker, Placa gli sdegni tuoi, Rui seize thee, as well as the Kelly/Mozart collaboration Grazie agl'inganni tuoi. Entertaining Miss Austen. Newly discovered music from Jane Austen's family collection, performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), John Lofthouse (baritone), David