Gustavus Waltz
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Gustavus Waltz was a singer collaborating with Handel. Like Handel himself, Waltz was a naturalized Englishman, originally German, and is said to have worked for Handel as a cook. Their collaboration began in 1732. Waltz was a choral singer as well as a soloist. He sang in the chorus for the last time in a 1754 performance of (The Messiah Foundling Hospital).