Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1776_03_15Fri 15 Mar 1776CSNBARTHELEMON 76 7THCS1930[BARTHELEMON.]PA1970CSN1970
1756_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1756CGCG ORATORIO 56 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0421CG0421
1792_04_27Fri 27 Apr 1792HAYCRAMER-w 92CB2000PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s1: PLEYEL OV (GRAND MS); PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC CRAMER-C CRAMER-w CRAMER-F LINDLEY <CHARLES; F>; SG LAZZARINI; CN PF CRAMER-jb (NEW); SG BILLINGTON~; PLEYEL CNTE VN VN CRAMER-w CRAMER-f? (MS). 2: HANDEL OV FROM HANDEL o ^ESTHER^; SG BILLINGTON~ 'SWEET_BIRD' + VN CRAMER-w; GEMINIANI CNgr VN CRAMER-w OP.3 NO.1; sg BILLINGTON~ 'MAD_BESS' <SCENE>; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^.ORCRAMER-C: aged 7+half3492HAY3492
1777_03_19Wed 19 Mar 1777CGCG ORATORIO 77 [10TH]OS1900B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <ORATORIO>. IN PART1: ARNE-ta SG FARRELL~ <DR_ARNE> (NEW); SL VC CERVETTO-j; CN VN LAMOTTE. [part3:] ARNOLD SG SAVILLE; GIORDANI SG REINHOLD; ARNE-ta SG FARRELL~ <DR>; SG TENDUCCI; SACCHINI SG HARROP~ + VN LAMOTTE (NEW). END: handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^MY_HEART_IS_INDITING^.PA[LS.]2081CG2081
1791_03_25Fri 25 Mar 1791CGCG ORATORIO 91 [5TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; AND PART3: [selection from] handel BOYCE ARNE-ta [items listed]. DIR HARRISON ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G>; ORG KNYVETT; V HARRISON INCLEDON GRIFFITHS SALE POOLE~ PIELE~ BILLINGTON~.DI[LS (with full details).]3373CG3373
1776_04_15Mon 15 Apr 1776PPANTHEON 76 9THCS2100LEAD LAMOTTE; V SCHINDLERIN~ BARTHELEMON~m SAVILLE MASSIMINO (FIRST APPEARANCE IN ENGLAND); OB FISCHER; VC CROSDILL; FL FLORIO.PA1994P1994
1778_04_08Wed 8 Apr 1778DLDL ORATORIO 78 [10TH]OSB 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD LINLEY-t2; V LINLEY~m1 LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ NORRIS WEBSTER. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY. END PART2: CN VN linley-t2.PA[LS.]2184DL2184
1768_02_26Fri 26 Feb 1768HAYHAY ORATORIO 68 [3RD]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sPICCINNI o ^THE_DEATH_OF_ABEL^ <ORATORIO> (PERFORMED BUT ONCE) (WITH ADDITIONAL CHS); o ^MORNING_HYMN^ (FROM PARADISE_LOST) [?galliard o ^the_hymn_of_adam_and_eve^ *]. LEAD BARTHELEMON. SL VN BARTHELEMON; CN OB SIMPSON.PA[LS.] [* But Covent Garden 8 Apr 1772: by various composers.]1164HAY1164
1756_02_02Mon 2 Feb 1756DSTPASSERINI~ 56OB1830P 10s 6d; G 5so [^CHARLOTTENBURG_FESTEGGIANTE^] <PASTORAL> BY KING_OF_PRUSSIA AND OTHERS. V PASSERINI~ MATTEI~ PERALTA~ PAZZAGLIA. handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <ORATORIO>. V PASSERINI~.PAFrom 29 Jan. [LS.]0397DST0397
1753_03_30Fri 30 Mar 1753CGCG ORATORIO 53 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0237CG0237
1758_03_17Fri 17 Mar 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [10TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0519CG0519
1762_06_16Wed 16 June 1762RTENDUCCI 62GB5sEND PART2: HANDEL CH from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^. END PART3: HANDEL CH from HANDEL o ^MESSIAH^. PART4: HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^. BETWEEN PARTS: PIECE HN HN CL CL <PIECES>.PAUsual music in four acts. With addition of good choir. And exhibition and ball.0790R0790
1759_06_30Sat 30 June 1759HAMST CAECILIAN 58-59SOC1100PASt Caecilian Society: annual meeting (concert; with dinner at 1500).0593HAM0593
1792_05_21Mon 21 May 1792HSQSALOMON 92CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); SG SIMONI; CN PF DUSSEK; SG MARA~; CN VN SALOMON. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); SG SIMONI; CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ <PEDAL_HP> (NEW); SG MARA~; HAYDN fp <FINALE> 'THE_EARTHQUAKE' [from ^the_seven_last_words^].OR[Landon-England 165.]3509HSQ3509
1756_03_16Tue 16 Mar 1756DSTPASSERINI 56 [1ST]OSFor two: 1gn *handel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^ <ORATORIO>; o ^CHARLOTTENBURG_FESTEGGIANTE^ <PASTORAL> BY KING_OF_PRUSSIA [and others: cf 2 Feb]. [PASSERINI.] V PASSERINI~ MATTEI~ PAZZAGLIA THOMAS~ BATTISHILL <BATICHEL>. [replaced handel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS.]PA; PA 9 Feb; PA 17 Feb; PA 26 Feb; PA 12 MarFrom 20 Feb; 26 Feb; 15 Mar. * Admits 2 to P or 4 to G. Individual: P 10s 6d; G 5s. Consent of Handel. Ball if wanted. [LS.]0410DST0410
1786_05_17Wed 17 May 1786HSQTENDUCCI 86CB200010s 6d1: [BACH] OV (GRAND); *[BACH] QT pf vn va vc CRAMER-jb CRAMER-w BLAKE SMITH-2 [replaced CERVETTO-j]. BACH o ^RINALDO_ED_ARMIDA^ <CANTATA>: V TENDUCCI MADDEN~1 MARA~. CN OB FISCHER. 2: CRAMER-w CN VN CRAMER-w. BACH o ^AURORA^ <CANTATA> [from bach o ^cefalo_e_procri^]: V TENDUCCI MADDEN~1 MARA~. [BACH] OV 2ORCH.MC; MC 4 MayPA 22 May; MH 20 May (thanks)Commemoration of JC Bach (MS music). * In which BACH always performed himself. TENDUCCI: [penultimate performance].2822HSQ2822
1768_04_13Wed 13 Apr 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 12THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1195A_W1195
1778_05_15Fri 15 May 1778BUFLIGHT 78CB19005sSL CN <SLS CNS>. SL GU LIGHT; SG LIGHT (FAV HUNTING).MPWith ball (2100).2213BUF2213
1777_02_10Mon 10 Feb 1777PPANTHEON 76-77 5THCS200010s 6d (as before)V AGUJARI~ MANZOLETTO GABRIELLI. CN VN LAMOTTE; CN OB FISCHER; SL VC CROSDILL; CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s.PAMasks not admitted.2045P2045
1769_04_06Thu 6 Apr 1769HGERVASIO 69CB19005s[MAND GERVASIO.]PA; PA 1 Apr1283H1283
1793_03_08Fri 8 Mar 1793HAYHAY ORATORIO 93 [7TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ (PART1); HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ (PART1); SELECTION FROM ATTERBURY HANDEL PURCELL PARSONS-w <DR_PARSONS> BOYCE ARNOLD [items listed]. COND ARNOLD; LEAD SHAW; V FERGUSON~ (2ND PERFORMANCE) HARRISON DIGNUM WELSH-j <MR> WELSH-t <MASTER> HUMMELL-1 LEETE POOLE~ LEAK~ HARRISON; VC MASON; VN SHAW. END PART2: SG FERGUSON~ (ITALIAN). INCL: CN VN ALDAY (FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THIS KINGDOM); CN VN JANIEWICZ.TIOR 9 Mar[LS (with full details).]3550HAY3550
1751_03_04Mon 4 Mar 1751CAS CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 FebCastle Society [cf 25 Feb].0077CAS0077
1777_05_12Mon 12 May 1777TSTLAMOTTE 77CB10s 6dI BACH BAUMGARTEN-s. 1: VACHON OV (NEW); SG PIOZZI; TR VN VA VC LAMOTTE VACHON CROSDILL; SG BALCONI~; CN VN LAMOTTE. 2: TOESCHI OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; QNT VN VN VA VC VC LAMOTTE PUPPO VACHON CERVETTO-j CROSDILL; SG BALCONI~; CN OB FISCHER. [order of instrumentalists is unclear.]PA2113TST2113
1788_03_14Fri 14 Mar 1788TSTTST ORATORIO 88 [6TH]OShandel o ^MESSIAH^. V HARRISON PARRY-2 ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS> STORACE~.MC 2 JanMC 17 Mar3125TST3125
1782_03_22Fri 22 Mar 1782DLDL ORATORIO 82 [10TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~m2 DRAPER~ PRUDOM~ NORRIS REINHOLD. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY.PAPA 23 Mar[LS (with accounts).]2491DL2491
1771_03_06Wed 6 Mar 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 7THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 626.]1457A_W1457
1773_05_17Mon 17 May 1773HGRASSI~ 73CB10s 6dDIR BACH ABEL. V SAVOI GALLI~ GRASSI~; I BACH ABEL CRAMER-w FISCHER EICHNER TACET CROSDILL. BACH o <CANTATA> (NEW) [?or BACH SG GRASSI~].PA; PA (news)From 16 Apr; 10 May (because of masquerade).1700H1700
1758_04_01Sat 1 Apr 1758DSTWIDOW 58 *OB18305sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. LEAD BROWN-a; V BEARD CHAMPNESS SOPER YOUNG~2; VN FROUD <VN2>; VC GORDON <VC1>; HPD COOKE. BETWEEN PARTS1-2: CN OB VINCENT.PA* Widow gentlewoman in great distress. From 31 Mar Hickford's (so many tickets disposed of). [LS; Deutsch-Handel 796-7.]0523DST0523
1769_11_29Wed 29 Nov 1769FHFOUNDLING HOSPITAL 69OB120010s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD GIARDINI; V HAYES-1 (PRINCIPAL TENOR) WEICHSELL~f SCOTT~ CHAMPNESS; CHORUS (ABOVE 40 SINGERS); ORG DUPUIS; HPD ARNOLD. CN VN GIARDINI; CN ORG STANLEY.PATo open the new organ. Several perform [gratis] for the charity. [With complete list of orchestra.]1329FH1329
1779_02_01Mon 1 Feb 1779PPANTHEON 79 2NDCS200010s 6d [as before]DIR GIARDINI <DIR ORCH>. 1: SARTI OV; SG PIOZZI; SG HARPER~; CN FL FLORIO; SG MARCHETTI~; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: VANHAL OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG HARPER~; CN OB FISCHER; SG MARCHETTI~; CN ORG BURNEY-cr.PA2226P2226
1781_04_02Mon 2 Apr 1781PPANTHEON 81 10THCS200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <ORCH DIR>. 1: OV; SG SAMPIERI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG PALMER~; CN VN CRAMER-w; SG ANSANI. 2: SYM; SG NIHOUL; CN OB FISCHER; SG ANSANI; GIORDANI qt 4v NIHOUL GHERARDI SAMPIERI PALMER~ <FINALE> (NEW).MCLast concert.2419P2419
1772_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1772CGCG ORATORIO 72 [2ND]OS1830B 5s; P 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sHANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO> [replaced ARNOLD o ^ABIMELECH^]. END PART1: SL VC DUPORT-jp. END PART2: CN VN SIRMEN~.PA; PA 6 MarSee LS[LS.]1559CG1559
1787_03_05Mon 5 Mar 1787HSQPROFESSIONAL 87 5THCS20001: PFEIFFER OV; PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC CRAMER-w BORGHI BLAKE CERVETTO-j; SG RUBINELLI; CN OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE> *; SG BILLINGTON~; PFEIFFER CNTE PF HN VN VA PFEIFFER FRANZOLIN CRAMER-w BLAKE (PFEIFFER AND FRANZOLIN: FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE IN THIS KINGDOM). 2: ROSETTI SYM (NEW); SG BILLINGTON~; SL VDAG ABEL; SG RUBINELLI; BACH SYM 2ORCH.GZ; MCGZ 7 Mar; Parke-Memoirs i.90 [misdated][McVeigh-Professional 59.] * His first [solo] appearance in this orchestra.2951HSQ2951
1766_03_19Wed 19 Mar 1766CGCG ORATORIO 66 [10TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[LS.]1024CG1024
1751_03_01Fri 1 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^THE_CHOICE_OF_HERCULES^ <NEW ACT>. [? V in latter:] FRASI~ GALLI~ GUADAGNI. CN ORG (NEW).GA[LS. Deutsch-Handel 702 with incorrect cast. Cf Winton Dean: Handel's Dramatic Oratorios (London 1959) 586.]0076CG0076
1779_03_23Tue 23 Mar 1779TSTPIOZZI 79CB193010s 6d1: SARTI OV; SG PIOZZI; SG HARPER~; SL VC CROSDILL; SG PIOZZI; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: VANHAL OV; SG HARPER~; CN OB FISCHER; SG PIOZZI; TR VN VA VC GIARDINI WILTON CROSDILL [?order]; DT 2v PIOZZI HARPER~.PA[Burrows-Harris 1017-18 1020.]2262TST2262
1778_04_03Fri 3 Apr 1778HSQRAUZZINI AND LAMOTTE 78 2NDCS2000DIR RAUZZINI LAMOTTE. V HARROP~ ROVEDINO RAUZZINI; I LAMOTTE LEBRUN CERVETTO-j CLEMENTI CARAVOGLIA-1 DECAMP. RAUZZINI o? <CANTATA> (NEW).PANone but subscribers admitted. [Burrows-Harris 977.]2176HSQ2176
1771_03_14Thu 14 Mar 1771SSQSOHO 71 5THCS2000DIR BARTHELEMON.PAThe Society [successor to Mrs Cornelys' Harmonical Meeting]: concert and assembly. [No mention of 2nd to 4th.]1467SSQ1467
1784_02_11Wed 11 Feb 1784HSQHANOVER SQ 84 1STCS2000For twelve: 6gnLEAD CRAMER-w. 1: GRAF OV; SG FRANCHI; CN HN PAYOLA; DT VN DB CRAMER-w KAEMPFER; SG LUSINI~; CN OB RAMM. 2: HAYDN SYM (NEW); SN HPD CLEMENTI; SG FRANCHI; CN BN SCHWARZ; SG LUSINI~; FP. SG FRANCHI 'FIGLI' - 'PRENDI' / 'PENDRI'; SG FRANCHI 'LO_SA'; ANDREOZZI SG LUSINI~ 'TIRANNA' - 'NEL_BEL'; SARTI SG LUSINI~ 'SE_MAI'.GZ; MC; MH; MP; PAPA 12 Feb (part = GZ 13 Feb); Cramer Magazin der Musik ii.226; Parke-Memoirs i.31[McVeigh-Professional 32 (with list of orchestra).]2593HSQ2593
1785_02_07Mon 7 Feb 1785FMHKIRCHHOFF 85CB193010s 6d1: BACH OV; HAYDN QT; SG ABRAMS~t <JUN>; CN HP KIRCHHOFF; SG ABRAMS~ <SEN>; CN ob FISCHER. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; SN PF CRAMER-jb; DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; SN HP KIRCHHOFF; HAYDN SYM.PAKIRCHHOFF: first harp to the King of Denmark.2670FMH2670
1750_11_05Mon 5 Nov 1750DEV PHILHARMONIC 50-51SOCGA 16 OctPhilharmonick Society: first concert.0054DEV0054
1796_05_23Mon 23 May 1796HSQPARKE~ 96CB200010s 6dDIR SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; GL HARRISON KNYVETT BARTLEMAN PARKE~; SG BARTLEMAN; CN OB PARKE; PAISIELLO sg PARKE~ <SCENA> (NEW MS); CN VN GIORNOVICHI. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); SG HARRISON; PARKE~ SN PF PARKE~ (NEW MS); SG PARKE~ 'MAD_BESS'; fp <FINALE>.ORHAYDN OV (MS) by permission of SALOMON.3810HSQ3810
1777_05_28Wed 28 May 1777TSTLIDL 77CB10s 6dDIR BACH. 1: BACH OV 2ORCH; CN FL TACET; SL VC CERVETTO-j; SG BALCONI~; DT VN BARITON LAMOTTE LIDL; CN VDA STAMITZ-c. 2: CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN VN LAMOTTE; CN OB FISCHER.PA; PA 12 AprFrom 12 May.2121TST2121
1766_01_08Wed 8 Jan 1766SSQWEDNESDAY 66 1STCS1900[For fifteen: 5gn (g); 3gn (l)]DIR BACH ABEL.PASoho Square Concert; the Wednesdays Concerts. Begin between 1900 and 2000. Apply to ladies who have books. [Burrows-Harris 458.]0998SSQ0998
1762_03_26Fri 26 Mar 1762CGCG ORATORIO 62 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS.]0763CG0763
1750_04_10Tue 10 Apr 1750KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 50CB180010s 6d1: CIAMPI OV (NEW); TERRADELLAS SG GIACOMAZZI~m 'JO_SON_QUELL'; COCCHI SG LASCHI 'DILLE_CHE'; ARAIA SG GALLI~ 'QUESTO_CORE'; CN vc PASQUALINO; CIAMPI SG GUADAGNI 'LE_DOLCEZZE'; CIAMPI SG FRASI~ 'INFELICE_IN_VAN'. 2: CN vn DUBOURG; CIAMPI SG MELLINI~ 'QUAL_NOCCHIERO'; CIAMPI SG GIACOMAZZI~m 'DAL_LABRO'; CIAMPI SG FRASI~ 'OH_DIO'; CN bn MILLER-j; CIAMPI SG GUADAGNI 'SON_SVENTURATO'; HANDEL SG GALLI~ 'FAIR_AND_COMELY'. 3: CN ob VINCENT; FINI SG LASCHI 'CRUDO_AMORE'; FINI SG MELLINI~ 'ALLA_SELVA'; PULLI SG GIACOMAZZI~m 'SE_TORNA' <FULLI>; PULLI SG GALLI~ 'SO_CHE'; HANDEL DT 2v FRASI~ GUADAGNI 'O_FAIREST'; HANDEL CNGR.GA 31 Mar; GA 20 MarFund .. for .. Decay'd Musicians or their Families. Subscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere]. [LS.]0035KT0035
1778_05_20Wed 20 May 1778HSQBALCONI~ 78CBDIR BACH ABEL. V TENDUCCI PIOZZI AMANTINI BALCONI~; I BACH ABEL CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j WEISS STAMITZ-c FISCHER [later omitted: CROSDILL]. IN PART1: BACH QT [ob vn va vc?] (FAV). IN PART2: BACH o ^RINALDO_ED_ARMIDA^ <CANTATA> (FAV); WITH SG [?balconi~] + VOCE_UMANA CARAVOGLIA-1 <SGA>.PA; PA 7 Mar; PA 20 AprFrom 20 Mar; 11 May. VOCE UMANA: new instrument.2215HSQ2215
1761_03_04Wed 4 Mar 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dSMITH-jc o ^REBECCA^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS iv (with accounts).]0701CG0701
1765_06_14Fri 14 June 1765RGIUSTINELLI 65GB5sSG GIUSTINELLI <SGS> (NEW).PABetween parts: Venetians in the Chinese Temple; with ballads and instrumental music. And ball.0970R0970
1773_06_02Wed 2 June 1773HGIORDANI AND GIORDANI~ 73CB120010s 6d[GIORDANI GIORDANI~.]PA1707H1707
1783_05_21Wed 21 May 1783HSQ HANOVER SQ 83 12THCS20001: BACH OV; SG WEICHSELL~e <MISS>; CN VN SALOMON; SG CANTELO~ 'I_SIGH'; CN HPD WEICHSELL~e; GRAF CNTE FL OB WEISS FISCHER. 2: STAMITZ SYM; BACH QNT FL OB VN VA VC WEISS FISCHER CRAMER-w SALOMON CERVETTO-j; SG WEICHSELL~e <MISS>; SL VC CERVETTO-j; DITTERSDORF SYM. SG WEICHSELL~e 'SE_MI'; SG WEICHSELL~e 'QUESTO_CH'_IO'.GA; MC; MHGA 22 May; PA 23 May[McVeigh-Professional 31.]2569HSQ2569
1786_02_16Thu 16 Feb 1786PPANTHEON 86 [1ST]CS21003s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>; V BARTHELEMON~m ARROWSMITH. GL <GLS> (FAV).MC2751P2751
1780_02_16Wed 16 Feb 1780DLDL ORATORIO 80 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ WRIGHTEN~ NORRIS WEBSTER. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY. END PART2: CN OB PARKE.PA[LS.]2327DL2327
1789_05_25Mon 25 May 1789TSTBARONET 89CB200010s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>.WO 30 Apr; WO 23 May[Unnamed baronet; later gentleman of distinction.] From 30 Apr (Academy of Ancient Music meeting altered to 30 Apr).3242TST3242
1755_02_27Thu 27 Feb 1755HDUPUIS 55CB19005s[DUPUIS.]PA 14 Feb0347H0347
1753_04_04Wed 4 Apr 1753CGCG ORATORIO 53 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. CN org HANDEL.PABurrows-Harris 289[LS; Deutsch-Handel 740.]0241CG0241
1787_06_21Thu 21 June 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; SG INCLEDON; BACH SYM; SG POOLE~; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^JOSHUA^; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN SYM; SG LEARY~; HOOK OV (FULL) from HOOK o ^TOO_CIVIL_BY_HALF^; SG POOLE~; CN ORG; SG BERTLES~; GL; CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN OB PARKE; SG NEWMAN~; o <FINALE>.MH3035V3035
1781_03_08Thu 8 Mar 1781SSQSSQ 81MI5sOV (WITH WIND_INSTR); SL HP HINNER; gl <MADR>; gl <MADR>; gl <MADR>; GL; GL; SYM HN HN CL CL FL FL; GL; GL; GL; gl <MADR>; gl <MADR>; SL HP HINNER.MHThe Town Ranelagh (once a week). Ancient and modern music: infant school of music. [Abandonned: MH 22 Mar.]2400SSQ2400
1754_02_11Mon 11 Feb 1754HAYPASQUALINO 54OB1830PB 10s 6d; G 5shandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^. V FRASI~ GALLI~ WASS. BETWEEN PARTS: SL VC PASQUALINO.PA[LS.]0287HAY0287
1766_03_12Wed 12 Mar 1766CGCG ORATORIO 66 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^. CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[LS.]1019CG1019
1776_02_28Wed 28 Feb 1776HSQBACH-ABEL 76 6THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1950HSQ1950
1781_05_23Wed 23 May 1781HSQLEE 81CB193010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <DIR ORCH>. 1: BACH OV; SG POLLONE~; CN PF CRAMER-jb; SG ANSANI; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: SN PF BACH; SG POLLONE~; CN OB FISCHER; SG ANSANI; SL HP HINNER <PEDAL_HP>; FP.PA; PA 17 MayRefreshments as usual.2454HSQ2454
1764_05_14Mon 14 May 1764SGCHAZAL~ 64CB10s 6dCOND CHAZAL~; LEAD BARTHELEMON; V CREMONINI~ GIUSTINELLI. 1: OV WITH HN HN; CHAZAL~ o ^ODE_ON_THE_OCCASION_OF_PEACE^; CN ORG CHAZAL~ (GRAND). 2: SL VN BARTHELEMON; SG CHAZAL~ (ITALIAN); LSN HPD CHAZAL~; CNgr WITH OB OB. 3: CHAZAL~ o ^ODE_ON_THE_ACCESSION_TO_THE_THRONE^; CN ORG CHAZAL~; CNGR WITH HN HN DRS <GRAND CN>.PACHAZAL~: was GAMBARINI~.0902SG0902
1767_03_18Wed 18 Mar 1767CGCG ORATORIO 67 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO). CN ORG STANLEY.PA[LS.]1089CG1089
1785_04_04Mon 4 Apr 1785RRANELAGH 85GS2s 6dLEAD NAPIER. HAYDN OV; HAYDN OV; LEDUC OV. HANDEL CH: from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; from HANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ (LAUGHING).MCMH 6 Apr[Opening night.]2708R2708
1779_01_06 ?Wed 6 Jan 1779 ?*CHARLET 79SOCPA 31 Dec 1778* At Mr Charlet's school. Concert the first Wednesday in every month for the improvement of [his more advanced pupils].222302223
1789_05_08Fri 8 May 1789HSQHARRISON 89CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER. 1: HAYDN OV (NEW MS); PEROTTI SG HARRISON 'LA_FRA'; STEVENS GL HARRISON KNYVETT HINDLE SALE WEBBE 'SIGH_NO'; CN OB PARKE; TARCHI sg CANTELO~ 'AH_DOVRO' / 'GIA' <SCENA>; SACCHINI DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t 'NON_LAGRIMAR'; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: PLEYEL CNTE; SARTI sg STORACE~ 'LA_DOLCE' <SCENA>; WEBBE GL 2CHOIR 'TO_LOVE'; VIOTTI TR VN VN VC GAUTHEROT~ CRAMER-w +?; HANDEL SG HARRISON 'OFT_ON'; TARCHI QT 4v CANTELO~ ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~T HARRISON <T>; OV 2ORCH.MP; PA 4 MayMP 9 May; PA 9 May (news); MS 11 May3228HSQ3228
1785_03_15Tue 15 Mar 1785TSTABRAMS~ 85CB19301: HAYDN OV (NEW); HANDEL SG ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS>; ?dt HP HP MEYER-pj1 MEYER <SN HP; MEYER_AND_SON>; SCHUSTER SG ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS>; SN PF CRAMER-jb; GUGLIELMI DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t. 2: HAYDN OV; SG HARRISON; PAISIELLO DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; CN OB PARKE; SACCHINI SG ABRAMS~ + VN; SL VN SALOMON; BERTONI TR 3v HARRISON ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; FP.MH; MH 11 Mar2699TST2699
1757_04_28Thu 28 Apr 1757DSTBESOZZI-a AND BESOZZI-c 57CB10s 6dV MINGOTTI~ RICCIARELLI. I GIARDINI BESOZZI-a BESOZZI-c PINTO GORDON TACET.PA; PA 12 AprFor two Sig Besozzis. From 18 Apr; 27 Apr.0481DST0481
1786_02_23Thu 23 Feb 1786FMHWEBBE 86CB193010s 6d (admits 2 to gallery)LEAD RICHARDS; V HARWOOD~ HARRISON DYNE HINDLE BARTLEMAN PRING-1 WEBBE; I PAXTON SHIELD NAPIER HACKWOOD WEBBE-s2 <JUN>.MCMC 25 Feb [?]2754FMH2754
1764_04_12Thu 12 Apr 1764KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 64OBPB 10s 6d(FROM HANDEL) o ^ISRAEL_IN_BABYLON^ (SELECTED FOR THIS OCCASION). AFTER PART1: CN VC PAXTON. AFTER PART2: CN VN PINTO.PASubscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere]. [LS; Burrows-Harris 422-3.]0891KT0891
1786_03_08Wed 8 Mar 1786FMHTREW R&M 86 1ST *RM1900For four: 1gn transf *[MUSIC DIR:] PERCY. V YOUNG_LADY SEDGWICK; ACCOMPANIED BY PERCY. [includes:] GL 'TURN_AMARILLIS'; PERCY SG YOUNG_LADY; SG SEDGWICK 'THO'_STRONG'; ANFOSSI SG YOUNG_LADY 'AI_DOLCI'; HANDEL SG SEDGWICK 'HONOUR_AND'; GL 'HERE_IN'.MC* Trew and Percy: English readings and singing. Single 5s. YOUNG_LADY: pupil of PERCY.2766FMH2766
1763_10_17Mon 17 Oct 1763HAYDEARLE 63CBB 5s; P 3s; G 2s[DEARLE.]PA 8 Oct 17630854HAY0854
1759_04_11Wed 11 Apr 1759HABCASTLE 58-59SOCPA 27 MarCastle Society: last concert; from 29 Mar.0579HAB0579
1779_05_31Mon 31 May 1779SSQGONETTI 79CB10s 6dDIR YOUNG_LADY; V YOUNG_LADY (TWO) GAROS~ YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN GIRL_AGED_5 ([all] FIRST APPEARANCE). CN HPD YOUNG_LADY. MAND GU PSALTERY MGL: GONETTI. [programme includes:] OV WITH MAND; SG DT CH <SGS DTS CHS>; CN HPD; CN GU; CN MGL.PA; MPDancing; masks admitted. [Some confusion: all scholars of Gonetti. Young ladies of distinction perform out of goodwill.]2311SSQ2311
1765_08_06Tue 6 Aug 1765MLEGG COLLETT-j AND DAVIS~2 65GB19002s 6dBOYCE o ^SOLOMON^ <SERENATA>. V VINCENT~ DAVIS~2 LEGG LOWE TAYLOR-1. END PART1: CN ORG BERG. END PART2: CN VN COLLETT-j. END: SG VINCENT~ 'THRO'_THE_WOOD'.PA0980M0980
1750_10_30Tue 30 Oct 1750CASTUESDAY 50-51SOCV TURNER~e.GA 22 OctRehearsal. Concert at which Miss Turner engaged. [Later Tuesday Night Concert (cf 18 Dec 1750). Not Castle Concert.]0053CAS0053
1758_06_08Thu 8 June 1758MMARYBONE 58GS2s 6d[burletta season begins. Work performed: PERGOLESI o ^LA_SERVA_PADRONA^ (as ^THE_SERVANT_MISTRESS^). V REINHOLD SERATINA~.]PA 8 June; PA 12 June[Not listed; except for exceptions and benefits: see LS. Mollie Sands: The eighteenth-century pleasure gardens of Marylebone (London 1987) 37-40.]0538M0538
1763_04_15Fri 15 Apr 1763HFRASI~ 63CB190010s 6d[FRASI~.] LEAD PIFFET; VDAG ABEL. SL VN PIFFET; SL VDAG ABEL; CN FL TACET; CN OB VINCENT-T <THO_VINCENT>.PAFrom 24 Mar; 12 Apr.0826H0826
1779_03_19Fri 19 Mar 1779DLDL ORATORIO 79 [9TH]OS1900B 10s 6d; B 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ WRIGHT~c KENNEDY~ NORRIS WEBSTER. END PART1: SL VC CROSDILL; SG KENNEDY~. PART3: CN ORG STANLEY; SG LINLEY~M2; BOYCE o ^ODE_ON_CHARITY^.PA[LS.]2259DL2259
1756_04_01Thu 1 Apr 1756HAYBARBANDT 56 3RDOS1830PB 10s 6d; G 3sBARBANDT o ^THE_UNIVERSAL_PRAYER^ <ORATORIO>. SL VN MARELLA; SL FL TACET; CN LUTE SENEL <SELEM>; CN OB BARBANDT; VOLUNTARY ORG BARBANDT; BARBANDT CNGR <GREAT CN> WITH CL CL HN HN DRS.PABy Pope. Third and last. [LS.]0423HAY0423
1775_05_08Mon 8 May 1775HCRAMER-w 75CB10s 6d[CRAMER-w.] DIR BACH ABEL; V GRASSI~ WEICHSELL~f. I <WITH CN> BACH ABEL TACET CROSDILL FISCHER.PA; PA 15 AprFrom 24 Apr. [Burrows-Harris 827-8.]1911H1911
1777_02_14Fri 14 Feb 1777CGCG ORATORIO 77 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sDIR ARNOLD. HANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>. V TENDUCCI (1ST APPEARANCE [at covent_garden] THESE 8 [earlier: 12] YEARS) SAVILLE REINHOLD STORACE~ HARROP~ (1ST PUBLIC APPEARANCE). AFTER PART1: SL VC CERVETTO-j [replaced CN VC CERVETTO-j]. AFTER PART2: CN VN LAMOTTE.PA; PA 8 Feb; PA 6 Feb (advert in news)[LS.]2048CG2048
1774_04_15Fri 15 Apr 1774HAYEVANS 74CB1900PB 5s; G 3sLEAD VACHON [replaced CRAMER-w]; V FRASI~ STORACE~ (1ST TIME ... IN PUBLIC). SL VN VACHON [replaced SL VN CRAMER-w]; CN OB FISCHER; CN VC CERVETTO-j <JUN>; PIECE HP EVANS <PIECES TRIPLE_HP>.PA; PA 19 Mar; PA 6 AprFrom 21 Apr. STORACE~: aged 8.1792HAY1792
1770_02_07Wed 7 Feb 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 4THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 581.]1338A_W1338
1774_04_25Mon 25 Apr 1774PPANTHEON 74 12THCS2000TWO PARTS ITALIAN; ONE PART ENGLISH. V SALVAGNI~1 WEICHSELL~f LEONI SAVOI. AFTER PART1: CN OB RODELL. AFTER PART2: CN VN GIARDINI.PALast night.1799P1799
1777_05_08Thu 8 May 1777HSQGIORDANI 77CB130010s 6d1: OV; CN FL TACET; SG SAVOI; CN OB FISCHER; SG BALCONI~; CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN VN LAMOTTE. 2: GIORDANI o ^ACI_E_GALATEA^ <CANTATA; ACIS ETC> (ITALIAN NEW): V BALCONI~ SAVOI MEREDITH-1. [replaced GIORDANI o ^LA_COLLERA_DI_ACHILLE^ <CANTATA 4V> (ITALIAN NEW).]PA; PA 13 MarFrom 11 Apr; 24 Apr. [NB 8 May Tottenham Street for family in distress; with some of same performers.]2109HSQ2109
1785_04_21Thu 21 Apr 1785P PANTHEON 85 10THCS200010s 6d1: EICHNER OV; SG CHANU~; STAMITZ QT; SG MARA~; CN VC CROSDILL. 2: GEMINIANI CN; SG CHANU~; CN OB FISCHER; SG MARA~; HAYDN SYM.MC; MH; MP; PAMP 23 Apr[McVeigh-Professional 48.]2717P2717
1775_04_07Fri 7 Apr 1775KTKT ORATORIO 75 [11TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3shandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. END PART1: ABEL CNte ob vn vc FISCHER CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j. END PART2 : CN VN CRAMER-w.PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 820.]1895KT1895
1753_04_02Mon 2 Apr 1753HAYFRASI~ 53OB190010s 6d; G 5sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^. LEAD GIARDINI; V FRASI~ GALLI~ BEARD WASS. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA; PA 13 Mar[LS; Deutsch-Handel 739.]0239HAY0239
1776_09_19Thu 19 Sept 1776MABRAMS~F 76GB2s 6dSL VN ABRAMS~F <FLORA_ABRAHAM>.PA[cf 16 May] Benefit for ABRAMS~F and others. [?Postponed; cf 23 Sept. Other benefits not listed.]2021M2021
1778_05_14Thu 14 May 1778PPANTHEON 77-78 15THCS203010s 6d each1: VAN_MALDERE OV; SG PIOZZI; CN FL FLORIO; SG MANZOLETTO; SG GIORGI~; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: SACCHINI OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG MANZOLETTO; CN HPD BURNEY-cr; CN OB FISCHER; SG GIORGI~.PA2212P2212
1788_02_13Wed 13 Feb 1788DLDL ORATORIO 88 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM CROUCH~ GEORGE~ MARA~.MC[LS.]3091DL3091
1759_03_13Tue 13 Mar 1759HTHOMAS~ 59CB19005s[THOMAS~.]PA0563H0563
1753_04_23Mon 23 Apr 1753DSTMOORE 53CB[MOORE <MATTHEW_MOORE>.]PA; PA 31 MarFrom 2 Apr. MOORE: aged 11.0256DST0256
1793_03_21Thu 21 Mar 1793A/WVOCAL 93 7THCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT. 1: ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; ECCLES GL 'INSPIRE'; WILBYE GL 'FLORA'; ATTERBURY gl 'SEQUEL_TO_FLORA'; SMITH-JS GL 'HARK' <JS>; SARTI SG HARRISON 'SON_QUAL'; CORFE GL 'BENEATH'; GARTH gl <ROUND> 'CARE'; PURCELL o ^THE_TEMPEST^ (SELECTION). 2: AVISON CNgr; WEBBE GL 'GLORIOUS'; SHIELD SG HARRISON~ (NEW); WEBBE GL 'COME'; DT 2v KNYVETT-w PRING-3 <MASTERS> 'BEGONE'; BAILDON CT 'MR_SPEAKER'; STEVENS GL 'O!_MISTRESS'; WEBBE gl <FINALE> 'THE_MIGHTY'.OR3564A_W3564
1775_05_04Thu 4 May 1775PPANTHEON 74-75 [13TH]CS2000DIR GIARDINI; V AGUJARI~ GALLUCCI~ SAVOI MEREDITH-1.PALast concert; from 11 May. Transparencies illuminated as at masquerade.1909P1909
1789_06_10Wed 10 June 1789HSQLEE 89CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w; professional_ORCH. 1: HAYDN OV; CN OB PARKE; GL 'SIGH_NO'; PLEYEL QT; SG STORACE~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: SYM ROSETTI [replaced CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~]; DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; SN PF CLEMENTI; GL 'HENCE_ALL'; PICHL SYM. [earlier order differed.]PA; PA 27 Feb; PA 7 May; PA 8 JuneLEE: recent misfortune. From 25 May (by desire of directors of [Concert of] Ancient Music; Parke's concert).3249HSQ3249
1767_02_06Fri 6 Feb 1767HHAY-r 67 3RDCS[HAY-r.]PA 27 JanFrom 30 Jan. [Advert mistakenly gives Friday 5 Feb.]1077H1077
1781_02_14Wed 14 Feb 1781HSQBACH-ABEL 81 3RDCS1900dir bach abel. V ANSANI POLLONE~ TENDUCCI; I BACH ABEL CROSDILL FISCHER CRAMER-w; HP HINNER.PA2389HSQ2389