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Professor Benjamin Walton specializes in Music History at the University of Cambridge, where he has been a member of the Faculty of Music since 2006. He completed his doctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on the musical culture of Paris in the 1820s. He has held fellowships including the Kathleen Bourne Junior Research Fellowship at St Anne’s College, Oxford, and has taught at the University of Bristol. Walton's research interests include the social and cultural history of 19th-century music, particularly operatic globalization, the touring of opera troupes across Europe, and the reception of composers such as Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini. He has published a monograph titled 'Rossini Restoration Paris: Sound Modern Life', along with edited collections addressing Beethoven and Rossini, and the interplay of science and opera. Walton has also served as an editor for the Cambridge Opera Journal and has supervised a diverse group of PhD students exploring various topics within music history.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge
Member of the Faculty of Music, specializing in Music History.
University of Bristol • Bristol
Taught various music courses.
St Anne’s College, Oxford • Oxford
Conducted research and contributed to the academic community.
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