Proper noun
Ashbrook (plural Ashbrooks)
A surname.
Ashbrook 1982, p. 146. Apparently the lead tenor was frequently off pitch. Source: Internet
Ashbrook 1982, pp. 8–9 The piece was performed on 13 September 1811 and included the composer character stating the following: :Ah, by Bacchus, with this aria / I'll have universal applause. Source: Internet
Ashbrook 1982, pp. 9–11 However, in spite of all this, Mayr not only persuaded Gaetano's parents to allow him to continue studies, but also secured funding from the Congregazione di Carità in Bergamo for two years of scholarships. Source: Internet
Ashbrook 1982, p. 651, note 46. Despite its bumpy start, the opera soon became hugely popular at the Opéra-Comique. Source: Internet
Ashbrook 1982, p. 651, note 50. La fille received its first performance in America on 7 March 1843 at the Théâtre d'Orléans in New Orleans. Source: Internet
As Ashbrook states, this "was nothing less than Mayr's argument that Donizetti be allowed to continue his musical studies". Source: Internet