Mapleson's family had owned Mapleson Music since the 1700s, Alfred Mapleson said, a company which rented out its own opera orchestrations. They kept the cylinders as part of the business, ...

Mapleson recorded rehearsals and performances — it's the only way listeners can hear pre-World War I opera singers with a full orchestra. Bob Kosovsky, ...

CHARLES MAPLESON DEAD.; A Man Well Known Hero in Italian Opera Days at the Academy. Share full article. Nov. 22, 1893. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

COL. MAPLESON'S CHECK.; GIVEN A YEAR AGO AND STILL A CAUSE OF MUSICAL WAR. Share full article. April 16, 1887. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

When Mapleson saw a woman security guard being robbed at gunpoint by two men, he sprang into action and tackled the […] Video Gamer A True Hero. 17 years No matter what the ...

Lionel Mapleson didn’t think he was stealing. When he did what he did, it wasn’t stealing. Only later did history brand Mapleson as the father of all music piracy.

Mapleson's family had owned Mapleson Music since the 1700s, Alfred Mapleson said, a company which rented out its own opera orchestrations. They kept the cylinders as part of the business, ...