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Henry Robinson Allen (1809 – 27 November 1876) was an Irish-born operatic tenor.
Allen was born in Cork, Ireland and received his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
His debut took place on 11 January 1831, as Basilio in a performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro by the students of the Academy at the King’s Theatre.
He first attracted public attention by his performance, on 5 February 1842, of Damon on the production of Acis and Galatea (Handel) under William Macready at Drury Lane.