Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1786_07_11Tue 11 July 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: ABEL OV (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; SG WRIGHTEN~; HAYDN SYM; SG MARTYR~; GUGLIELMI OV from GUGLIELMI o ^le_pazzie_di_ORLANDO^; SG LEARY~; CN ORG HOOK; SG BARNETT~; GL 'SAW_YOU'; CT 'THE_SCORNFUL'. 2: SG WRIGHTEN~; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG INCLEDON; HOOK o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^ <FINALE>.DUR2862V2862
1786_07_18Tue 18 July 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: RUSH OV from RUSH o ^THE_ROYAL_SHEPHERD^; SG INCLEDON; STAMITZ SYM; SG MARTYR~; ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^JUDITH^; SG WRIGHTEN~; HAYDN SYM; SG LEARY~; CN ORG HOOK; SG BARNETT~; GL 'SAW_YOU'; CT 'THE_SCORNFUL'. 2: SG MARTYR~; CN OB PARKE; SG WRIGHTEN~; HOOK o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^ <FINALE>.DUR2868V2868
1787_08_24Fri 24 Aug 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: BACH OV (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ?^SIROE^ <SIRAC>; SG POOLE~; DITTERSdorf SYM; SG BERTLES~; HAYDN SYM; SG NEWMAN~; 'SI_LARCO' and HANDEL MARCH from HANDEL o ^SCIPIONE^; SG POOLE~; CN ORG; SG LEARY~; BACH o ^ODE_TO_PLEASURE^. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN OB PARKE; SG BERTLES~; HOOK o ^THE_QUEEN_OF_THE_MAY^.DUR3081V3081
1786_06_20Tue 20 June 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: BARTHELEMON OV (FULL); RICHTER SYM; SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ARIANNA_IN_CRETA^ <ARIADNE>; SG WRIGHTEN~; STAMITZ SYM; SG LEARY~; HAYDN SYM (GRAND); SG BARNETT~; CN ORG HOOK; GL; CT. 2: SG MARTYR~; CN OB PARKE; SG WRIGHTEN~; HOOK o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^.DUR2842V2842
1785_02_23Wed 23 Feb 1785HSQ PROFESSIONAL 85 3RDCS20001: ABEL SYM (NEW); SG TENDUCCI; SL VN LOLLI; SG FERRARESE~; CNte HN HN BOCK-a BOCK-i. 2: HAYDN SYM; SG FERRARESE~; CN OB FISCHER; SG TENDUCCI; DT HN HN BOCK-a BOCK-i; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ARIANNA_IN_CRETA^ <ARIADNE>.DUR; MC; MH; MP; PADUR 28 Feb[McVeigh-Professional 41.]2681HSQ2681
1786_02_06Mon 6 Feb 1786HSQPROFESSIONAL 86 1STCS2000[?For twelve: 5gn][LEAD] CRAMER-w; PF CLEMENTI (PRESIDE). 1: HAYDN OV (NEW); BACH QNT PF FL OB VN VC DANCE FLORIO FISCHER CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j; SG TENDUCCI; SL VC CERVETTO-j; SG FERRARESE~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: ABEL OV; SG TENDUCCI; CN OB FISCHER; HANDEL SG FERRARESE~; CLEMENTI SYM (NEW). SG TENDUCCI 'MI_DONA'.DUR; MC; MH; MP; PA; GA 31 Jan; MC 26 Nov; MC 23 JanDUR 8 Feb; MP 8 Feb; DUR 9 Feb. cf Parke-Memoirs i.62.From 23 Jan. [McVeigh-Professional 49-50 (with list of orchestra).]2748HSQ2748
1787_06_05Tue 5 June 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: BACH OV (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^SCIPIONE^ <SCIPIO>; SG NEWMAN~; ABEL SYM; SG POOLE~; HAYDN SYM (FULL); SG LEARY~; CN ORG; SG BERTLES~; GL; CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN OB PARKE; SG NEWMAN~; o <FINALE>.DUR; MH3019V3019
1785_05_11Wed 11 May 1785HSQ PROFESSIONAL 85 12THCS20001: BACH OV 2ORCH; SG HARRISON; HANDEL CNGR <GRAND_CN> 11TH; SG TENDUCCI; CN OB FISCHER. 2: SALIERI o <CANTATA> 5V 2ORCH (NEW); CN VN RAIMONDI; SG TENDUCCI; RAIMONDI sym 'BATTLE' <GRAND MUSICAL PIECE 'LA_BATAILLE'>. [REICHARDT o ^PSALM_64^ had been intended.]DUR; MH; MPMH 16 May[See also Cramer Magazin der Musik ii.728-9. McVeigh-Professional 44.]2726HSQ2726
1787_08_09Thu 9 Aug 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: HOOK OV from HOOK o ^THE_ASCENSION^; SG INCLEDON; ABEL SYM; SG POOLE~; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ESTHER^; SG LEARY~; STAMITZ SYM; SG BERTLES~; HAYDN OV (FULL); SG MAHON~s <MISS> / SG MAHON-j2 <MR> 'THE_SONG_OF_THE_WOLF'; CN ORG; SG NEWMAN~; BACH o ^ODE_TO_PLEASURE^. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG LEARY~; HOOK o ^THE_QUEEN_OF_THE_MAY^.DUR; PA3071V3071
1751_03_08Fri 8 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [5TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^THE_CHOICE_OF_HERCULES^ <NEW ACT>. CN ORG (NEW).GASee Deutsch-Handel[LS; Deutsch-Handel 702-3.]0080CG0080
1750_03_29Thu 29 Mar 1750HFREDERICK~ 50CB183010s 6dV GALLI~ PALMA-1. SCARLATTI-d LSN HPD FREDERICK~ <LSNS> etc. <CASSANDRA_FREDERICK>; HANDEL CN HPD FREDERICK~ <2 CNS>.GAFREDERICK~: aged 6+half; pupil of Paradies.0025H0025
1751_01_29Tue 29 Jan 1751H SCARPETTINI 51CB19005s[SCARPETTINI.] LSN HPD SCOVELL <LSNS; GEORGE_SCOVELL>; SL VN SCOVELL.GASCOVELL: nephew of SCARPETTINI; aged 12.0061H0061
1750_10_19Fri 19 Oct 1750CAS WARD-1 AND WARD-2 50CB3s[WARD-1 WARD-2.]GAFor Ward and son. With ball.0052CAS0052
1751_02_18Mon 18 Feb 1751HROBINSON~1 51 4THCSV ROBINSON~1; HPD ROBINSON~1; I FESTING VINCENT-T <THOMAS_JUN> PASQUALINO MILLER-j.GAMiss Robinson's ten musical entertainments.0067H0067
1750_03_26Mon 26 Mar 1750HCATTANEI 50CB19005sV GIACOMAZZI~m; I CATTANEI.GA0022H0022
1751_09_26Thu 26 Sept 1751RRANELAGH 51-52GS12002sV FRASI~ STORER~ BEARD.GA[Concerts began on 23 Sept; no names given. And subsequently; not listed.]0107R0107
1750_03_26Mon 26 Mar 1750KTFREAKE 50 LASTCSPB 5s; G 3s[FREAKE.] V GALLI~ ARNE~c. CN 'EPHIPHANY'; CN 'EASTER'; CN ?trbn <CORNO_TROMBONA NEW>; SL VC LE_LONG; CN BN MILLER-j.GASecond and last night of Freake's musical entertainments [first not found]. No third night (Galli's benefit on 2 Apr).0020KT0020
1751_02_20Wed 20 Feb 1751HCUZZONI~ 51CB190010s 6d1: handel OV from handel o ^SAMSON^; SG GUADAGNI; PALMA-2 SG CUZZONI~; CN HPD GAMBARINI~; HANDEL SG CUZZONI~ 'FALSE_IMAGINE'; HANDEL CNGR <GRAND_CN>. 2: HANDEL SYM from HANDEL ANTH; SG PALMA-1; HANDEL SG CUZZONI~ 'RETURN_O_GOD'; GEMINIANI CNgr OP.2 NO.3; DT 2v CUZZONI~ GUADAGNI; CORELLI CNgr 8TH.GA0070H0070
1751_02_04Mon 4 Feb 1751HROBINSON~1 51 2NDCSV ROBINSON~1; HPD ROBINSON~1; I FESTING VINCENT-T <THOMAS_JUN> PASQUALINO MILLER-j.GA[GA mistakenly gives 1st on 28 Jan.] Miss Robinson's ten musical entertainments.0062H0062
1751_03_05Tue 5 Mar 1751HSTEVENSON~ 51CB19005sLEAD COLLETT-r; V STEVENSON~. SL VC PALOMINIANI <DON_ANTONIO_PALOMINIANI> (LATELY FROM MADRID).GAFrom 12 Feb.0078H0078
1751_04_27Sat 27 Apr 1751HAYCUZZONI~ 51CBPB 10s 6d; G 5s1: GIARDINI OV; SG GUADAGNI; SG FRASI~; SG CUZZONI~; CN vn GIARDINI; SG GUADAGNI; SG FRASI~. 2: GIARDINI OV; SG CUZZONI~; SG GUADAGNI; SG FRASI~ [or possibly TR 3V]; SAMMARTINI SN [SAMMARTINI-GB SL vn GIARDINI <OF_MILAN>]; SG CUZZONI~; DT 2v GUADAGNI FRASI~; CN vn GIARDINI.GAGA 1 May; cf Charles Burney A General History ed Mercer (London 1935) ii.737 849-50 896Benefit of GUADAGNI for the profit of CUZZONI~. Tickets for La Forza (23 Mar) taken. [LS 1 May.]0098HAY0098
1752_04_08Wed 8 Apr 1752DEVBALICOURT 52CB19005s[BALICOURT.] LEAD BROWN-a; V STEVENSON~. SL VN BROWN-a.GA0173DEV0173
1752_03_25Wed 25 Mar 1752CGCG ORATORIO 52 [12TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>.GA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 722.]0167CG0167
1752_02_29Sat 29 Feb 1752RRANELAGH 51-52GS1200V FRASI~ BEARD. SL CALASCIONCINO COLLA.GA0141R0141
1750_12_03Mon 3 Dec 1750DEV BALICOURT 50CB19005sLEAD COLLETT-r; V STEVENSON~. SL VN COLLETT-r; CN OB EIFFERT; CN HPD BURNEY-c; CN VC EMINENT_MASTER; cn FL BALICOURT.GA0056DEV0056
1752_04_04Sat 4 Apr 1752DSTDEAN ST 51-52 17THCS190010s 6d non-subscribers1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^RODELINDA^; PALMA-2 SG SHEWARD~ 'VOGLIA_ME'; GALUPPI SG FRANCESINA~ 'VOI_CHE'; SL VC PASQUALINO; PARADIES SG GALLI~ 'SPERA_IL'; TERRADELLAS SG FRANCESINA~ 'SE_PERDE'; CN OB VINCENT. 2: CN BN; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'WITH_RAVISH'D'; GLUCK SG GALLI~ 'SE_CRUDELE'; SL VN GIARDINI; LAMPUGNANI SG FRANCESINA~ 'DA_QUESTO'; PERGOLESI SG GALLI~ 'NO_NON'; CORELLI CNgr from CORELLI SL [by geminiani?]GA0170DST0170
1750_03_26Mon 26 Mar 1750THRPARRY-j AND GWYNN 50CB19005sLEAD BROWN-a; V GUADAGNI <GAETANO_GUADAGNI>. dt HP HP PARRY-j GWYNN <PIECES 2 WELSH_HP>; piece HP PARRY-j <WELSH + SCOTCH AIRS>.GA0021THR0021
1752_04_24Fri 24 Apr 1752DSTDAVIES~m 52CB5sLEAD GIARDINI. 1: OV; CN FL DAVIES-r <MR>; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'THE_PRINCE'; SL VC CERVETTO-gb; CIAMPI SG GALLI~ 'VARCAN'; HANDEL CN HPD DAVIES~m. 2: SL OB; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'THE_SMILING' from HANDEL o ^JEPHTHA'; CN BN MILLER-j; TERRADELLAS SG GALLI~ 'SE_SPUNTAN'; SL FL DAVIES~m <MISS>; PALMA-2 SG GALLI~ 'BASTA_COSTI'; SL VN GIARDINI; HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ WITH V TPT TPT HN HN DRS.GADAVIES~m: aged 8.0180DST0180
1752_02_11Tue 11 Feb 1752DSTGWYNN 52CB19005sLEAD GIARDINI; VC PASQUALINO; HP GWYNN. 1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OTTONE^ <OTHO>; HANDEL CN HP gwynn 6TH; TERRADELLAS SG GALLI~ 'SE_SPUNTAN'; GEMINIANI CNgr 1ST; GALUPPI SG GALLI~ 'QUANDO'; piece HP gwynn <SCOTCH TUNE>. 2: HANDEL CN HP gwynn 2ND; HANDEL SG GALLI~ 'RETURN_O_GOD'; SL VN GIARDINI; PALMA-2 SG GALLI~ 'BASTA_COSI'; CNgr OB HN HN; piece HP gwynn <WELSH AND SCOTCH AIRS>.GA0128DST0128
1752_02_19Wed 19 Feb 1752CGCG ORATORIO 52 [2ND]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JOSHUA^ <ORATORIO>.GA[LS.]0132CG0132
1750_02_19Mon 19 Feb 1750HBROWN-a 50CB19005sV FRASI~ GALLI~. CN HPD BUTLER; CN VC JONES-g; CN BN HEBDEN; SL VN BROWN-a; CN VN BROWN-a <CNS>.GA0004H0004
1752_08_04Tue 4 Aug 1752MFALKNER~ 52GB18003sV NEW_ITALIAN WILDER. PALMA-B SG <B_PALMA> (NEW ITALIAN SG); SG 'WITH_HORNS' from [?pasquali] o ^APOLLO_AND_DAPHNE^; ARNE-ta sg <CANTATA> (NEW); SG FALKNER~ 'ELLEN-A-ROON'.GA0187M0187
1752_02_03Mon 3 Feb 1752HRICHTER-J 52CB5sLEAD GIARDINI; V FRASI~; VC PASQUALINO; OB VINCENT; BN BAUMGARTEN-s. [RICHTER-J <JOHN_RICHTER>.]GA0125H0125
1750_04_03Tue 3 Apr 1750HAYSNOW-J 50CB1830PB 5s; G 3sLEAD COLLETT-r; V ARNE~c LOWE REINHOLD-ht THUMOTH. CN BN MILLER-j; SL VC GORDON; CN FL LAWSON; CN TPT SNOW-v; piece HPD SNOW-J <PERFORMANCES; JONATHAN_SNOW>; ARNE-ta o ^ODE_TO_CHEARFULNESS^.GASNOW-J: aged 9. Box ticket admits one.0030HAY0030
1752_03_04Wed 4 Mar 1752CGCG ORATORIO 52 [6TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JEPHTHA^ <ORATORIO> (NEW).GA[LS.]0146CG0146
1752_02_21Fri 21 Feb 1752CGCG ORATORIO 52 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^HERCULES^. ? V WASS GALLI~ FRASI~ BEARD.GA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 719; Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 457 after Dean.]0133CG0133
1751_03_13Wed 13 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [6TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^THE_CHOICE_OF_HERCULES^ <NEW ACT>. CN ORG (NEW).GA[LS.]0083CG0083
1750_04_02Mon 2 Apr 1750HAYGALLI~ 50OBPB 10s 6d; G 5sHASSE o <SERENATA>. V MANFREDINI ARNE-m <MASTER> GALLI~.GA0028HAY0028
1752_02_01Sat 1 Feb 1752DSTDEAN ST 51-52 8THCS190010s 6d non-subscribers1: GIULINI OV <CONTE_GIULINI>; PASQUALI SG SHEWARD~ 'O_'TIS'; LAMPUGNANI SG GALLI~ 'DI_QUELO'; SL OB VINCENT; CIAMPI SG MEYER~ 'DAL_LABRO'; HASSE SG GALLI~ 'NON_ARAGION'; PASQUALI CN HPD OGLE. 2: CN VC PASQUALINO; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'AS_WHEN'; PALMA-2 SG GALLI~ 'BASTA_COSI'; SL VN GIARDINI; CIAMPI SG MEYER~ 'RENDIMI'; BERNASCONI SG GALLI~ 'RETORNI'; CORELLI CNgr.GA0124DST0124
1750_04_03Tue 3 Apr 1750KA GOODWIN 50CB19003s[GOODWIN <STARLING_GOODWIN>.]GAGOODWIN: organist of St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey.0029KA0029
1751_04_30Tue 30 Apr 1751HDAVIES~m 51CBLEAD PINTO; V FRASI~ BEARD ARNE-m <MASTER> DAVIES~m (FIRST TIME IN PUBLIC). SL VN PINTO; CN FL DAVIES~m + HN HN (NEW); CN OB EIFFERT; HANDEL CN HPD DAVIES~m; DAVIES~m CN FL DAVIES~m; CN BN BOMBARDIN; FP WITH FL FL HN HN TPT TPT (PRINCIPAL FL DAVIES~m).GADAVIES~m: aged 7. [Deutsch-Handel 708.]0099H0099
1750_02_26Mon 26 Feb 1750KASANGUINETTI AND SIPRUTINI 50CB18305s[SANGUINETTI.] LEAD JACKSON-1; V GUADAGNI <GAETANO_GUADAGNI>. SL VN JACKSON-1; SL VC SIPRUTINI; CN ORG BURNEY-c.GAWith ball.0007KA0007
1750_04_12Thu 12 Apr 1750CGCG ORATORIO 50 [12TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. ? V GUADAGNI.GALast. [LS. Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 437.]0037CG0037
1752_03_13Fri 13 Mar 1752CGCG ORATORIO 52 [9TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>.GA[LS.]0158CG0158
1751_03_06Wed 6 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^THE_CHOICE_OF_HERCULES^ <NEW ACT>. CN ORG (NEW).GA[LS.]0079CG0079
1752_01_27Mon 27 Jan 1752KATHOMPSON~1 52CB5sLEAD PASQUALI. 1: CN VC JONES-G <G_JONES>; CN BN MILLER-j; CN HPD THOMPSON~1; STANLEY sg THOMPSON~1 <CANTATA>; HANDEL SG THOMPSON~1 <2 SGS>. 2: FROM HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^: HANDEL SG THOMPSON~1 <ET AL; FAV SGS>; HANDEL CH <CHS>.GA0122KA0122
1750_01_11Thu 11 Jan 1750CASGENTLEWOMAN 50CB18005sLEAD BROWN-a; V ARNE~c (FIRST SINCE HER ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND). SL VN BROWN-a; CN VC JONES-g; CN BN HEBDEN.GAFor widow gentlewoman under misfortunes. From 21 Dec 1749.0001CAS0001
1750_03_14Wed 14 Mar 1750CGCG ORATORIO 50 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>.GASee Deutsch-Handel 683-4[LS; Burrows-Harris 267.]0015CG0015
1752_03_10Tue 10 Mar 1752HAYFRASI~ 52CB1830PB 10s 6d; G 5sV FRASI~ CHABRAN~; I GIARDINI VINCENT COLLA MILLER-j PASQUALINO.GA0154HAY0154
1752_04_11Sat 11 Apr 1752DSTDEAN ST 51-52 18THCS190010s 6d non-subscribers1: HANDEL OV; STANLEY SG SHEWARD~ 'WHO'LL_BUY'; VERACINI SG FRANCESINA~ 'S'ALTRO_CHE'; CN VC PASQUALINO; LAMPUGNANI SG GALLI~ 'ALMA_CHI'; SG FRANCESINA~ 'SIETE_BARBARE'; CN HPD OGLE. 2: CN OB VINCENT; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'YE_VERDANT'; HASSE SG GALLI~ 'CHI_NON'; SL VN GIARDINI; VERACINI SG FRANCESINA~ 'PER_PAUIR'; GALUPPI SG GALLI~ 'QUANDO_DIRELI'; AVISON CNgr.GA0175DST0175