Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1796_03_11Fri 11 Mar 1796CGCG ORATORIO 96 [8TH]OS1900B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. DIR ASHLEY-j; V MARA~ LEAK~ ELLIOT FLETCHER~1 PARKE~ KELLY-m NIELD SALE BARTLEMAN. END PART1: CN HP DELAVAL~.OR[LS.]3785CG3785
1770_05_11Fri 11 May 1770HAYLEE 70 *CB1900PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 2s 6dV TENDUCCI OPERA_SINGERS; i BACH ABEL BARTHELEMON FISCHER <FISHER> DUPORT-jp TACET.PAFrom 10 May (Grassi's Opera benefit). * Lee Junior.1395HAY1395
1781_05_11Fri 11 May 1781TSTKAMMELL 81CB10s 6dV ANSANI; I BACH FISCHER SALOMON CROSDILL KAMMELL. 1: OV; SG; SL VA kammell; SG; CN PF bach; CN VN salomon. 2: OV; SG; SL VC crosdill; SG; CN ?OB fischer [or CNTE?] <CN OBLIGATO>; FP.PA2450TST2450
1787_05_11Fri 11 May 1787TSTAMBROSE~ 87CB10s 6d[AMBROSE~.]WO 25 AprLate Miss Mahon.2993TST2993
1792_05_11Fri 11 May 1792HSQSALOMON 92 11THCS200010s 6d single1: GYROWETZ OV; HAYDN DIV FL OB HN HN VN VN VA VA VC DB ASHE HARRINGTON PIELTAIN-pj LEANDER SALOMON DAHMEN-p HINDMARSH POLACK MENEL DRESSLER (NEW); SG SIMONI; CN VC SCHRAM; SG MARA~. 2: HAYDN OV (NEW MS; PERFORMED LAST FRIDAY); SG SIMONI; CN PF HASSLER (NEW); SG MARA~; HAYDN fp <FINALE>.MC; MH; OR; DI 10 May; TI 10 May; WO 10 MayTI 14 May; letter of 12 May and entry in Journals of F Burney i.144 and 179 (see McVeigh-Professional)[McVeigh-Professional 113; Landon-England 163-4.]3504HSQ3504
1767_09_11Fri 11 Sept 1767MMARYBONE 67GS18002sSG CT GL <SGS CTS GLS> (NEW). WEBBE GL (NEW); HANDEL TR 3v 'THE_FLOCK' from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; TAYLOR-1 sg VINCENT~ <CANTATA> (NEW); SG DAVIS~2 'SUMMER' (FAV); SG GIBBONS~ (NEW); BOYCE dt 2v LOWE DAVIS~2 <DIALOGUE>; WEBBE SG WEBBE 'BACCHANALIAN_SONG' (NEW); ARNE-ta gl 'WHICH_IS'.PAWith fireworks.1141M1141
1771_04_12Fri 12 Apr 1771HBROMLEY 71 2NDCS1200[Subscr or] single 5sHP BROMLEY. [later omitted: SL VN FISHER.]PA 10 Apr; PA 19 MarFrom 5 Apr at 1900. Morning by permission.1487H1487
1771_04_12Fri 12 Apr 1771HAYWEICHSELL~f 71OB1830B 5s; P 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sHANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>. DIR STANLEY; V VERNON CHAMPNESS SCOTT~ WEICHSELL~f. END PART1: SL VC DUPORT-jp. END PART2: CN VN FISHER. HOOK SG WEICHSELL~f + OB BN PF PARKE BAUMGARTEN-s HOOK (NEW).PA[LS.]1486HAY1486
1776_04_12Fri 12 Apr 1776CSNBARTHELEMON 76 10THCS1930[BARTHELEMON.]PA1993CSN1993
1782_04_12Fri 12 Apr 1782HSQPIOZZI 82CB193010s 6dV BANTI~ <SIGNOR_GIORGI_BANTI> PIOZZI. SL VC REINAGLE-h; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; CN HN PIELTAIN-pj; CN OB LEBRUN.MC2495HSQ2495
1793_04_12Fri 12 Apr 1793HSQNEW MUSICAL FUND 93CB200010s 6dCOND HAYES-p MILLER-e; LEAD CRAMER-w; PF CLEMENTI (PRESIDE); ORG GREATOREX [PRESIDE]. 1: CLEMENTI SYM (GRAND MS); SG STORACE~; CN OB GRIESBACH-F <FREDERICK_GRIESBACK> (FIRST PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC); WEBBE GL NIELD GUICHARD BARTLEMAN 'GLORIOUS_APOLLO' (WITH CH); SG BRUNI; CN PF BERTINI (SECOND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE); HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^ZADOK_THE_PRIEST^. 2: MAZZINGHI-j SYM 'THE_SIEGE_OF_BANGALORE' (MS; WITH PRINTED EXPLANATION); SG NIELD + BN HOLMES; RAIMONDI TR VN VA VC LINDLEY-C SMART-H ATTWOOD-F <?ORDER; C; H; F>; SG BARTLEMAN; CN VN ALDAY. FINALE: CH 'GOD_SAVE_THE_KING' <VERSE AND CH> [arranged by] ARNOLD. [programme: different order.]OR; programme (British Museum: Banks collection)Patronage of Prince of Wales and Duke of York. BERTINI: aged 9.3572HSQ3572
1799_04_12Fri 12 Apr 1799FMHFREEMASONS 99 *CB200010s 6dDIR / COND ARNOLD; LEAD CRAMER-w; V LEAK~ ANDREWS~ YOUNG_LADY (FIRST APPEARANCE) PARKE~ SALE LEETE ELLIOT PAGE WALKER DENMAN; [instrumentalists listed]. [includes:] SG YOUNG_LADY 'HOLY'; CN pf SMART-GT <GT_SMART>.TBMH 15 Apr* Freemasons' Charity for female children; 6th annual. Patronage of Prince of Wales. From 11 Apr.3918FMH3918
1763_08_12Fri 12 Aug 1763MSTORACE-s1 63GB18303s[STORACE-s1.] V LOWE CATLEY~ SMITH~a PLENIUS~. CN OB PERKINS; PIECE CL CL HN HN FRICKLER HEINNITZ <HENNIZ> SEIPST RATHGEN <PIECES>. END PART2: ARNOLD o ^ODE_TO_THE_HAYMAKERS^ <SAMUEL_ARNOLD>. END PART3: o ^ODE_FOR_THE_PRINCE_OF_WALES'_BIRTHDAY^ <ODE IN HONOUR OF THE BIRTH DAY OF ... PRINCE_OF_WALES>. HANDEL o ^ZADOK_THE_PRIEST^ <ANTHEM>. SG LOWE 'APPRENTICE_SONG'. [omitted later: SL VN SODERINI.]PA; PA 20 July 1763From 26 July. Chorus singers engaged. Brethren invited to join in [final song] [cf 28 June].0846M0846
1762_02_12Fri 12 Feb 1762HROBINSON (MR) 62OB19005shandel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <PASTORAL ORATORIO>. V HUDSON CARTER~ [replaced POOKE~] COX-1. [later omitted: GENTLEMEN_OF_cr <ST JAMES'> GENTLEMEN_OF_STP GENTLEMEN_OF_WA.] [ROBINSON~2 intended: see notes.]PA 20 Jan; PA 2 Feb; PA 11 FebFrom 29 Jan for ROBINSON~2 (his youngest daughter; died on 23 Jan). [POOKE~ was [another] Miss Robinson. See also BD.] [LS.]0741H0741
1779_02_12Fri 12 Feb 1779HSQBACH-ABEL 79 3RDCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 9 Feb (advert in news)Not 11 Feb (the fast).2230HSQ2230
1796_02_12Fri 12 Feb 1796CGCG ORATORIO 96 [1ST]OS1900B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^. PART3: HANDEL o [^sing_unto_god^] (WEDDING_ANTHEM FOR THE PRINCE_OF_WALES *); handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^ZADOK_THE_PRIEST^. DIR ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V PARKE~ ELLIOT LEAK~ KELLY-m NIELD SALE BARTLEMAN; DDR ASHLEY-Rg <R>; [instrumentalists listed]. END PART1: CN HP DELAVAL~. BEGIN PART2: HANDEL CNgr <CN VN VN VC> (COMPOSED FOR THIS ODE; 1736). END PART2: CN PF DUSSEK.OR[LS.] * Performed on the late marriage of Prince of Wales; composed [in 1736 for a similar occasion].3770CG3770
1761_06_12Fri 12 June 1761RTENDUCCI 61GB5sSG tenducci <SGS> (FAV; IN 4 INTERVALS). ARNE-ta o ^THE_JUDGMENT_OF_PARIS^ <MASQUE>.PA[The masque "in the Theatre" may be staged?] Also fireworks. [LS.]0720R0720
1756_03_12Fri 12 Mar 1756CGCG ORATORIO 56 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ATHALIA^ <ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0409CG0409
1773_03_12Fri 12 Mar 1773DLDL ORATORIO 73 [5TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^L'ALLEGRO^ [PARTS1-2]; HANDEL o ^DETTINGEN_TE_DEUM^. V LINLEY~e WEICHSELL~f LINLEY~M1 <MARY_LINLEY> NORRIS PARRY-2. END PART1: CN VN LINLEY-T2 <THOMAS_LINLEY>.PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 720.]1649DL1649
1773_03_12Fri 12 Mar 1773HAYHAY ORATORIO 73 [5TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sARNOLD o ^THE_PRODIGAL_SON^ <ORATORIO>. V SMITH~1 HARPER~ GALLI~ VERNON MEREDITH-1. SL VN AGUS-j; CN CL MAHON.PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 720.]1651HAY1651