Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1778_02_02Mon 2 Feb 1778PPANTHEON 77-78 5THCS200010s 6d [as before]DIR GIARDINI <DIR ORCH>; V GIORGI~ MANZOLETTO PIOZZI. CN VN GIARDINI; CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s; SL VC CROSDILL; CN OB FISCHER.PA; PA 30 Jan2134P2134
1750_02_12Mon 12 Feb 1750RRANELAGH 50GS1200V FRASI~ BEARD.GAAnd breakfast. [And subsequently on Mondays and Thursdays to 3 May; not listed.]0002R0002
1797_03_22Wed 22 Mar 1797CGCG ORATORIO 97 [5TH]OS1900B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sSELECTION from handel SACRED [items listed]. DIR ASHLEY-j; V MARA~ ELLIOT GALLI~ POOLE~ BRAHAM SALE BURDON BARTLEMAN. END PART1: CN OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE>. END PART2: CN PF DUSSEK.TB[LS (with full details).]3830CG3830
1771_04_27Sat 27 Apr 1771LHLOCK HOSPITAL 71OB113010s 6d; [NAVE] 5sGIARDINI o ^RUTH^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD GIARDINI; V GUADAGNI VERNON REINHOLD MATTOCKS~ WEICHSELL~f; ARNOLD; DUPUIS. AFTER PART2: CN VN SIRMEN~.PAPA 30 Apr (thanks)From 25 Apr Theatre Royal Haymarket. [LS.]1494LH1494
1765_03_22Fri 22 Mar 1765CGCG ORATORIO 65 [9TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0954CG0954
1767_08_11Tue 11 Aug 1767S&HDAVIES~m 67MI18301smgl DAVIES~m <HARMONICA>. FAV SGS: HANDEL SG DAVIES~c <SISTER> from HANDEL o <ORATORIOS>; arne-ta SG DAVIES~c from arne-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; SG DAVIES~c from o ^CARACTACUS^ <OPERAS>; LSN HPD DAVIES~m <MISS>; SN hpd DAVIES~m + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA[And subsequently; not listed.]1133S&H1133
1767_08_24Mon 24 Aug 1767MWEBBE 67GB2sV LOWE VINCENT~ DAVIS~2 GIBBONS~ TAYLOR-1 WEBBE. [INCLUDES:] WEBBE SG WEBBE (NEW); WEBBE CT (NEW); WEBBE GL (NEW); HANDEL ch 'SEE_THE'; TAYLOR-1 CT 'on_CATCHES_AND_GLEES'; ARNE-ta gl 'WHICH_IS'; CN ORG TAYLOR-1.PAPA 26 Aug (thanks)1135M1135
1754_04_25Thu 25 Apr 1754KTFRASI~ 54OB1830PB 10s 6d; G 5shandel o ^L'ALLEGRO^ [PARTS1-3]. [FRASI~.] LEAD GIARDINI. CN ORG STANLEY; CN VN GIARDINI. [replaced handel o ^SAMSON^.]PA; PA 25 FebFrom 2 Apr (Samson). Dispute with Sga Passerini over this date (PA 29 Mar etc). [LS (also 2 Apr); Deutsch-Handel 746.]0319KT0319
1794_03_14Fri 14 Mar 1794CGCG ORATORIO 94 [3RD]OS1830B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^. PART3: SELECTION FROM handel BOYCE [items listed]. DIR ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V MARA~ STUART~ HUMMELL-1 BRUMAN~ PARKE~ INCLEDON FLORIO-ch LINTON-w HILL-2 BARTLEMAN. END PART1: GIARDINI CN VN ASHLEY-Gc <G> 6TH.OR[LS (with full details).]3631CG3631
1786_03_16Thu 16 Mar 1786PPANTHEON 86 [5TH]CS21003s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>; V BARTHELEMON~m ARROWSMITH. GL <GLS> (FAV).MC2778P2778
1799_01_24Thu 24 Jan 1799HAYCHORAL FUND 99OB1900B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sARNOLD o [^ode_to_charity^] <ODE> (NEW); HANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. COND ARNOLD; LEAD BARTHELEMON; ORG JACOB; V LEETE PAGE [?omitted: FRIEND-j2] WALKER SALE LEAK~ ELLIOT PORRIR <MASTER> [or PERRIS] POOLE~. CN VN BARTHELEMON.MH; TB 12 Jan; TI 22 JanOR 25 Jan[LS (with further details).] Patronage of the Duke of Clarence. New organ by Lincoln will be opened.3899HAY3899
1769_07_19Wed 19 July 1769RRANELAGH 69GS[burletta; with: HANDEL ^MUSIC_FOR_THE_ROYAL_FIREWORKS^ <MUSIC...1748>.]PA[Cf 15 May.] With fireworks. Last of the season.1305R1305
1780_02_17Thu 17 Feb 1780KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 80CB1900PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dCOND CRAMER-w <COND ORCH>. 1: BACH OV 2ORCH; SG TREBBI; LSN HPD CLEMENTI; SG POZZI~; CN FL FLORIO. 2: SACCHINI SG PACCHIEROTTI 'ECCHO SONG' FROM SACCHINI o enea_e_lavinia; ABEL DT VC VC CERVETTO-j CROSDILL; SG LEBRUN~; CN VN CRAMER-w; DT 2v PACCHIEROTTI LEBRUN~. 3: SG PACCHIEROTTI; CN OB FISCHER; SG LEBRUN~; ABEL CNte OB VN VC FISCHER CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j.PAPA 19 Feb (thanks)Subscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere]. [Singers come on for their songs only.] [LS.] [The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney ed Olleson (Farnham 2012) 119.]2328KT2328
1760_04_10Thu 10 Apr 1760HM]LOWE 60CB[LOWE.]PA 29 Mar[Mentioned in notice from Half-Moon Concert.]0646HM0646
1790_03_01Mon 1 Mar 1790HSQ PROFESSIONAL 90 3RDCS20001: GYROWETZ OV (MS); GIARDINI TR VN VA VC CRAMER-w BLAKE CERVETTO-j; SG BIANCHI-3; CN OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE>; SG STORACE~; PLEYEL SYM (MS). 2: BACH CNTE OB VN VA VC PARKE CRAMER-w BLAKE CERVETTO-j; SG CANTELO~; QT CL BN HN HN LEFEVRE PERRET DUVERNOY BUCH [adverts interchange first two]; sg BIANCHI-3 <SCENA>; ROSETTI SYM.GZ; PA; MH (Yale); OR (Yale); TI; WO 26 FebGZ 2 Mar[McVeigh-Professional 81.]3277HSQ3277
1765_10_16Wed 16 Oct 1765HAB]CASTLE 65-66 1STSOCPA 4 Oct 1765Castle Society: first concert.0993HAB0993
1792_05_04Fri 4 May 1792HSQSALOMON 92 10THCS20001: HAYDN OV (MS); SG SIMONI; HAYDN DIV FL OB HN HN VN VN VA VA VC ASHE HARRINGTON PIELTAIN-pj LEANDER SALOMON DAHMEN-p HINDMARSH POLACK MENEL (PERFORMED LAST FRIDAY); SG MARA~; CN FL GRAEFF. 2: HAYDN OV (NEW MS); SG SIMONI; CN PF DUSSEK; SG MARA~; HAYDN fp <FINALE>.MC; MH; OR; TI; WO; DI 3 MayOR 9 May; cf DI 7 May[McVeigh-Professional 112; Landon-England 162.]3498HSQ3498
1764_04_06Fri 6 Apr 1764SSQSOHO MORNING 64SOC10s 6dPAMrs Cornelys [addressing subscribers to The Society]: first meeting for the Morning Subscription Music.0887SSQ0887
1760_12_08Mon 8 Dec 1760HHICKFORD 60-61 1STSOC1900PA 24 Nov 1760Musical entertainments: first performance. Every Monday; no gentlemen except subscribers admitted.0677H0677
1788_05_02Fri 2 May 1788HSQPARKE 88CB200010s 6dLEAD PIELTAIN-dp. 1: HAYDN OV; PLEYEL QT; SG HARRISON; CN OB PARKE; SG MARA~ [REPLACED BILLINGTON~; INDISPOSED]; CN PF PARKE~; PLEYEL CNTE. 2: CN VN PIELTAIN-dp. [miscellany (including SG MARA~; SG PARKE~) replaced advertised BACH o ^RINALDO_ED_ARMIDA^ <CANTATA> (FAV): V HARRISON PARKE~ BILLINGTON~.]PAMH 3 May (Oxford); MP 3 May3154HSQ3154
1773_04_14Wed 14 Apr 1773C&AMARRIOTT 73 ?RM19005s 3dCOND ARNOLD. ARNOLD MUSIC (NEW); SG WEICHSELL~f <AIRS>.PAIn reading of 'The Jesuit' by George Marriott. With orchestra and chorusses. [And similar subsequently; not listed.] [LS.]1683C&A1683
1786_06_24Sat 24 June 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: PASQUALI SYM (FULL) [ricci sym?]; SG INCLEDON; ABEL SYM; SG MARTYR~; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ATALANTA^; SG WRIGHTEN~; HAYDN SYM (FULL); SG LEARY~; CN ORG HOOK; SG BARNETT~; GL 'HOW_SWEET'; CT 'THE_STREET'. 2: SG MARTYR~; CN OB PARKE; SG WRIGHTEN~; HOOK o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^ <FINALE>.DUR2847V2847
1761_02_18Wed 18 Feb 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dsmith-jc o ^PARADISE_LOST^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS (with accounts).]0690CG0690
1768_05_04Wed 4 May 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 15THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1200A_W1200
1779_04_12Mon 12 Apr 1779PPANTHEON 79 10THCS200010s 6d eachDIR GIARDINI <DIR ORCH>. 1: VANHAL OV; SG PIOZZI; SG HARPER~; DAVAUX QT; SG MARCHETTI~; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: TOESCHI OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG HARPER~; CN OB FISCHER; SG MARCHETTI~.PA; PA 8 Apr2277P2277
1770_01_15Mon 15 Jan 1770EEBIGARI 70 *CB19005slead BARTHELEMON; V GORI <SIG> TENDUCCI SAVOI BASSANESE FEDELI <FEDELINO>; HPD ALESSANDRI. CN HPD ALESSANDRI; SL VN BARTHELEMON; SL VC CIRRI; SL MAND GERVASIO.PA* Signors Bigari; painters and machinists to the Opera House. With ball. [On GORI see BD s.v. 'CORRI'.]1330EE1330
1762_03_24Wed 24 Mar 1762DLDL ORATORIO 62 [7TH]OS1830B 7s etc.HANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <ORATORIO>. CN <CNS>.PA[LS.]0762DL0762
1767_07_22Wed 22 July 1767S&HDAVIES~m 67MI18001smgl DAVIES~m <HARMONICA>. V davies~m / davies~c ?PAMr Davies and family soon to leave this kingdom. [And subsequently; not listed.]1131S&H1131
1771_03_11Mon 11 Mar 1771HEVANS 71CB19005sLEAD KAMMELL; V THOMAS~; PIECE HP EVANS <PIECES TRIPLE_HP>.PA (advert in news)1463H1463
1778_05_06Wed 6 May 1778HSQBACH-ABEL 78 14THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 984.]2206HSQ2206
1767_11_04Wed 4 Nov 1767HABCASTLE 67-68 1STSOCPA 23 Oct 1767Castle Society: first concert.1145HAB1145
1757_02_18Fri 18 Feb 1757DSTPASQUALINO 57CB1900[PASQUALINO.]PA0456DST0456
1782_02_27Wed 27 Feb 1782HSQABEL 82 3RDCS1930[ABEL.]PA2475HSQ2475
1783_05_??May 1783 ?HSQFISCHER 83CB10s 6dV CANTELO~ WEICHSELL~e; I CRAMER-w SALOMON CERVETTO-j REINAGLE-h? FISCHER GUEST~. ABEL CNTE (GRAND; FOR THAT OCCASION).MH 18 Apr; PA 19 May; MC 28 MayFrom 9 May to 29 May; then postponed again (Opera) [possibly never took place.]2575HSQ2575
1758_04_14Fri 14 Apr 1758DSTTACET 58CBP 10s 6d; G 5sLEAD GIARDINI; V MINGOTTI~ RICCIARELLI. SL VN GIARDINI; CN OB VINCENT; SL VC GORDON; CN FL TACET.PA0527DST0527
1757_03_23Wed 23 Mar 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (FROM THE ITALIAN; WITH SEVERAL NEW ADDITIONS).PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 322.]0470CG0470
1766_02_14Fri 14 Feb 1766CGCG ORATORIO 66 [1ST]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dHANDEL o ^DEBORAH^ <ORATORIO>. CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA 13 Feb[LS.]1004CG1004
1787_08_03Fri 3 Aug 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: BACH OV (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OTTONE^ <OTHO>; SG POOLE~; STAMITZ SYM; SG BERTLES~; HAYDN OV; SG NEWMAN~; HOOK OV (FULL) from HOOK o ^TOO_CIVIL_BY_HALF^; SG MAHON-j2 <MR>; CN ORG; SG LEARY~; BACH o ^ODE_TO_PLEASURE^. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG BERTLES~; HOOK o ^vauxhall_ANNUAL_CUP_ODE^.PA3067V3067
1752_01_25Sat 25 Jan 1752DSTDEAN ST 51-52 7THCS190010s 6d non-subscribers1: HANDEL OV; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'WITH_RAVISH'D'; LAMPUGNANI SG FRANCESINA~ 'SE_PACE'; SL HPD OGLE; LAMPUGNANI SG GALLI~ 'A_SE'; HASSE SG FRANCESINA~ 'MIO_COR'; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s; SG SHEWARD~ 'BLEST_AS'; MANFREDINI SG GALLI~ 'ALMEN_SE'; SL OB VINCENT; ARAIA SG FRANCESINA~ 'SCHERZA_LA'; CIAMPI SG GALLI~ 'VARCAN_CON'; GEMINIANI CNgr.GA0121DST0121
1781_04_27Fri 27 Apr 1781TSTPARKE 81CB193010s 6d1: BACH OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG PRUDOM~; CN OB PARKE (NEW). 2: SCHROETER CN HPD PARKE~ (FAV); SG HARRISON [replaced PRUDOM~] + OBDA parke (INSTRUMENT NEVER HEARD IN THIS COUNTRY); SL VN CRAMER-w; SG PRUDOM~; BAUMGARTEN-kf QT OBDA VN VA VC PARKE + ? (NEW); HAYDN OV.PA; PA 25 AprPARKE~: aged 8.2440TST2440
1775_02_16Thu 16 Feb 1775HAYARNE-ta 75 ?CB1900PB 5s; FG 2s; SG 1sCT GL <CTS AND GLS>; COND ARNE-ta <DR>. ARNE-ta ct; ARNE-ta gl (NEW). PIECE picc <2 ARIETTES; OCTAVE_FLUTE> (IN POLONESE TASTE BY PERFORMER FROM [POLAND]). AFTER PART1: ARNE-ta sg JAMESON~ 'DIANA'S_CHACE' <CANTATA> (FAV). AFTER PART2: CN CL MAHON (WITH VAR ON 'THE_WANTON_GOD').PA[Also a play.] A new collection selected from [that of the Noblemen's...] Catch Club. [LS.] [No beneficiary named.]1851HAY1851
1760_03_26Wed 26 Mar 1760CGCG ORATORIO 60 [9TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS.]0641CG0641
1785_04_15Fri 15 Apr 1785C&AWEICHSELL~f 85CB193010s 6dV WEICHSELL~f BANNISTER; I PIELTAIN PARKINSON MAHON PARKE LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt.PA2715C&A2715
1770_01_22Mon 22 Jan 1770SSQSOHO GALA 70MIDIR GIARDINI.PAGrand Gala for Queen's birthday; beginning with grand concert. [Organised by Mrs Cornelys. Details of restricted entry.]1333SSQ1333
1775_05_10Wed 10 May 1775HSQBACH-ABEL 75 13THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1912HSQ1912
1774_07_23Sat 23 July 1774MWEWITZER~1 74GB3s 6d[burletta. also:] SG WEWITZER~1 'THE_WANTON'; CN ORG GRIFFES.PA[Cf 2 June.] From 21 July. [LS.]1827M1827
1788_02_28Thu 28 Feb 1788PMARA~ 88 2NDCS200010s 6dDIR RAIMONDI. 1: HAYDN OV; SACCHINI SG PIELTAIN~; QT FL VN VA VC GRAEFF RAIMONDI ASHLEY-gc MARA; CN VN RAIMONDI [?DID NOT TAKE PLACE]; MAJO-gf SG MARA~. 2: EICHNER SYM; CN OB FISCHER; SARTI SG PIELTAIN~; CN HN PUNTO; GRESNICK SG MARA~; FP. SG MARA~ 'TAMERO'. [earlier programme differs slightly; with CN VC MARA and without CN HN PUNTO.]GZ; MC; MH (Oxford); MP; WO; TI 27 Feb; MP 26 FebMP 29 Feb; GZ 1 Mar; MH 1 Mar (Oxford); WO 1 Mar; MP 4 Mar[McVeigh-Professional 70.]3108P3108
1800_08_12Tue 12 Aug 1800RRANELAGH 1800GS3s 6dCONCERT OF MILITARY MUSIC: THE_ROYAL_CORPORATION_BAND.TI[Shooting match] in honour of Prince of Wales' birthday. Patronage of Duke of York.4001R4001
1763_03_23Wed 23 Mar 1763CGCG ORATORIO 63 [9TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN HAY-r.PA[LS.]0820CG0820
1779_05_10Mon 10 May 1779HSQTENDUCCI 79CB193010s 6dV GIORGI~; I ABEL CERVETTO-j. 1: BACH OV 2ORCH; bach SG TENDUCCI (FAV SCOTCH AIR ADAPTED BY BACH) + pf ob vn va? vc BACH FISCHER CRAMER-w GIARDINI CROSDILL; GIARDINI TR VN VA VC CRAMER-w GIARDINI CROSDILL; BACH QT PF OB VN VC BACH FISCHER GIARDINI CROSDILL (NEW; FOR THE OCCASION) [performers omitted later]. 2: BACH o ^AMOR_VINCITORE^ <CANTATA> (FAV; WITH GRAND CHORUSSES): V TENDUCCI MARCHETTI~. SG + OB VN VA VC.PA; PA 17 Apr; PA 27 Apr (advert in news)From 29 Apr (Newmarket [Races]). With ball; directed by Gallini.2302HSQ2302