Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1750_09_26Wed 26 Sept 1750CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 Sept 1750Castle Society: meeting.005100051
1750_10_19Fri 19 Oct 1750CAS WARD-1 AND WARD-2 50CB3s[WARD-1 WARD-2.]GAFor Ward and son. With ball.0052CAS0052
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
1750_11_05Mon 5 Nov 1750DEV PHILHARMONIC 50-51SOCGA 16 OctPhilharmonick Society: first concert.0054DEV0054
1750_12_03Mon 3 Dec 1750CASLARKEN~ 50CB19005sLEAD JACKSON-1; V LARKEN~. handel OV from handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; SL VN JACKSON-1; handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^GOD_SAVE_THE_KING^. SG DT TR CH <SGS DTS TRS CHS>.GA; GA 29 Sept; GA 19 OctFrom 22 Oct; 15 Nov.0055CAS0055
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
1750_12_18Tue 18 Dec 1750CASTUESDAY 50-51SOC[?TURNER~e.]GA 15 Dec 1750Tuesday Night Concert [cf 30 Oct 1750].0057CAS0057
1751_01_08Tue 8 Jan 1751CAS TUESDAY 50-51SOC[TURNER~e.]GA 1 JanTuesday Night's Concert: next. Tickets: Miss Turner. [See 11 Mar for details of subscription for next year: 2gn.]0058CAS0058
1751_01_28Mon 28 Jan 1751HROBINSON~1 51 1STCS1900For ten: 2gn (1); 3gn (2l)V ROBINSON~1; HPD ROBINSON~1; I FESTING VINCENT-T <THOMAS_VINCENT_JUN> PASQUALINO MILLER-j.GAMiss Robinson's ten musical entertainments. 5s at door for non-subscribers.0059H0059
1751_01_29Tue 29 Jan 1751CASCASTLE 50-51SOCGA 25 JanCastle Society: next (30 Jan anniversary of King Charles' martyrdom).0060CAS0060
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
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_02_05Tue 5 Feb 1751HAYARNE-m 51CB1830PB 10s 6d; G 5s1: ARNE-ta OV (NEW; NO.3); SG FRASI~ (ITALIAN); SG GALLI~ 'CHI_NON_ODE'; SL OB LOGE (LATELY ARRIVED); HANDEL SG ARNE~c 'DI_COR' from HANDEL o ^ALCINA^ <OPERA>; PALMA-2 SG ARNE-m 'SPESSO_MI'; ARNE-ta CN ORG ARNE-m <MR; MASTER> (NEW). 2: ARNE-ta OV (NEW; NO.6); SG FRASI~ (ITALIAN); SG GALLI~ 'NON_A'; HANDEL SG ARNE~c 'TORNA_MI' from HANDEL o ^ALCINA^ <OPERA>; HASSE SG ARNE-m 'CHE_FURIA'; ARNE-ta o <SCENE from ^AS_YOU_LIKE_IT^> FRASI~ GALLI~ LOWE ARNE-m CHORUS. 3: ARNE-ta OV (NEW; NO.5). ARNE-ta o ^THE_JUDGMENT_OF_PARIS^ <SERENATA> (WITH ALTERATIONS): v FRASI~ GALLI~ ARNE~c LOWE ARNE-m CHORUS.GA (two adverts)From 28 Jan. Pasticcio in the manner of an oratorio. [LS.]0063HAY0063
1751_02_11Mon 11 Feb 1751HROBINSON~1 51 3RDCSV ROBINSON~1; HPD ROBINSON~1; I FESTING VINCENT-T <THOMAS_JUN> PASQUALINO MILLER-j.GAMiss Robinson's ten musical entertainments.0064H0064
1751_02_11Mon 11 Feb 1751RRANELAGH 51GS12002sV FRASI~ BEARD.GAWith breakfast. [And subsequently on Mondays and Thursdays to 7 May; not listed.]0065R0065
1751_02_13Wed 13 Feb 1751H MARTIN 51CB19005sV CUZZONI~ THUMOTH.GAMartin - treasurer.0066H0066
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
1751_02_18Mon 18 Feb 1751CASTURNER~e 51CB19005sV TURNER~e TURNER~1.GA0068CAS0068
1751_02_19Tue 19 Feb 1751H DORMAN 51CB18305s[DORMAN?] LEAD FESTING. SG 'THE_LADIES_CHOICE'; SL VC PASQUALINO; CN HPD BUTLER; CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s; LADY.GADORMAN: [text to the song].0069H0069
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_21Thu 21 Feb 1751SUN LAWSON 51CB1830LEAD BROWN-a; V THUMOTH FALKNER~. SL VN BROWN-a; CN FL LAWSON; SL FL LAWSON.GA0071SUN0071
1751_02_22Fri 22 Feb 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [1ST]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^BELSHAZZAR^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG. ? V FRASI~ GALLI~ LOWE GUADAGNI.GA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 701; Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 448 after Dean.]0072CG0072
1751_02_25Mon 25 Feb 1751CAS CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 FebCastle Society: next (and three succeeding Mondays [4 11 18 March]).0073CAS0073
1751_02_26Tue 26 Feb 1751HBROWN-a 51CB19005s[BROWN-a.] V FRASI~ GALLI~.GA0074H0074
1751_02_27Wed 27 Feb 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [2ND]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^BELSHAZZAR^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG.GA[LS.]0075CG0075
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
1751_03_04Mon 4 Mar 1751CAS CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 FebCastle Society [cf 25 Feb].0077CAS0077
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_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
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
1751_03_11Mon 11 Mar 1751CAS CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 FebCastle Society [cf 25 Feb].0081CAS0081
1751_03_12Tue 12 Mar 1751HJONES-g 51CBV FRASI~. PURCELL SG 'ROSIE_BOWER'; HANDEL SG 'RETURN_O_GOD'; BOYCE DT 2v from BOYCE o ^SOLOMON^; SL VN BROWN-a; PIECE HP PARRY-j; SL VC JONES-g; CN VC JONES-g; handel CNgr IN handel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^.GA 11 MarFrom HAY.0082H0082
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
1751_03_14Thu 14 Mar 1751HAYPARRY-j AND GWYNN 51CB19005sLEAD BROWN-a; V NORRIS~. PIECE HP PARRY-j; PIECE HP GWYNN <PIECES; WELSH_HP>.GA0084HAY0084
1751_03_15Fri 15 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ESTHER^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG. V FRASI~ GUADAGNI LOWE (or BEARD) GALLI~ REINHOLD COX-1.GA[LS; Handel-Deutsch 704; Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 449 after Dean.]0085CG0085
1751_03_18 ?Mon 18 Mar 1751 ?CASCASTLE 50-51SOChandel o ^SAMSON^ ?GA 22 FebCastle Society [cf 25 Feb]. [Deutsch-Handel 704: Samson performed here on [Saturday] 16 Mar.]0086CAS0086
1751_03_18Mon 18 Mar 1751HAYYOUNG~I 51CBP 5s; B 3s; G 2sV WALTZ YOUNG~I <ISABELLA_YOUNG> (NEVER APPEARED BEFORE).GAYOUNG~I: scholar of Waltz.0087HAY0087
1751_03_20Wed 20 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG. ? V LOWE REINHOLD-ht GUADAGNI FRASI~ GALLI~.GA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 704-5; Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 449 after Dean. Last oratorio: death of Prince of Wales.]0088CG0088
1751_03_21Thu 21 Mar 1751DEVTHUMOTH 51CB19005s; G 3sV THUMOTH. CN FL THUMOTH. IN LAST PART: A [NEW] INSTRUMENT.GA 20 MarTHUMOTH from Ranelagh.0089DEV0089
1751_03_26Tue 26 Mar 1751KAGOODWIN 51CB19003s[GOODWIN <STARLING_GOODWIN>.]GA 28 Feb0090KA0090
1751_04_15Mon 15 Apr 1751CRO CROWN 50-51SOC1800GA 13 AprCrown Concert behind the Royal Exchange.0091CRO0091
1751_04_16Tue 16 Apr 1751KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 51CB180010s 6d1: PARADIES OV; HANDEL SG BEARD 'WHY_DOES'; CIAMPI SG FRASI~ 'INFELICE_IN_VAN'; CN vc PASQUALINO; HANDEL SG CUZZONI~ 'FALSA_IMAGINE'; RESTA SG GUADAGNI 'NON_PAVENTO'. 2: DUBOURG CN vn DUBOURG; HANDEL SG GALLI~ 'FATHER_OF'; CHINZER SG FRASI~ 'SE_VEDI'; CN bn MILLER-j; HANDEL SG CUZZONI~ 'BENCHE_MI'; CIAMPI SG GALLI~ 'PASTORELLA'. 3: CN ob VINCENT; HANDEL SG FRASI~ 'RETURN_O_GOD'; CIAMPI SG GALLI~ 'VARCAN_COL'; CIAMPI SG GUADAGNI 'SE_NON_TIMOR'; HANDEL SG BEARD 'TUNE_YOUR_HARPS'; HANDEL DT 2v CUZZONI~ GUADAGNI 'PIU_AMABILE'; HANDEL CNGR <GRAND_CN>.GA; GA 22 MarFrom 26 Mar. [LS; Deutsch-Handel 706-7.] Subscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere].0092KT0092
1751_04_17Wed 17 Apr 1751VVAUXHALL 51GS12002s 6dWORGAN o ^DIRGE_TO_THE_MEMORY_OF..PRINCE_OF_WALES^ <JOHN_WORGAN> (NEW). CH <CHS>.GA[Text] by Smart. [Repeated on 20 Apr.]0093V0093
1751_04_18Thu 18 Apr 1751FHFOUNDLING HOSPITAL 51OB120010s 6dHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. DIR HANDEL. VOLUNTARY ORG HANDEL.GA 17 AprSee Deutsch-Handel[LS; Deutsch-Handel 706-8.] No money on the day.0094FH0094
1751_04_19Fri 19 Apr 1751CASWARD-1 AND WARD-2 51CB3s[WARD-1 WARD-2.] V THUMOTH.GA; GA 16 MarFor Ward and son. From 1 Apr. With ball.0095CAS0095
1751_04_23Tue 23 Apr 1751HAY SNOW-J 51CB1900PB 5s; G 3s1: CNGR <GRAND_CN> HN HN TPT TPT; handel MARCH (DEAD) from handel o ^SAUL^; HANDEL SG and HANDEL CH 'HAPPY_PAIR' from HANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; CN HPD SNOW-J <JONATHAN_SNOW>; CN ESORP; HANDEL TR 3v 'THE_FLOCKS'; SL HP GWYNN. 2: CN vn COLLETT-r; CN fl LAWSON; PEPUSCH SG THUMOTH + SNOW-J 'SEE_FROM_THE_SILENT'; SL vn COLLETT-r; handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^GOD_SAVE_THE_KING^.GASNOW-J: aged 10. [Deutsch-Handel 707.]0096HAY0096
1751_04_26Fri 26 Apr 1751CAS GRIFFES 51CB3s[GRIFFES?]GA 25 Apr0097CAS0097
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
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
1751_05_03Fri 3 May 1751HMORIGI-A1 51CB19005s[MORIGI-A1 <ANGELO_MORIGI>.]GA; GA 21 MarFrom 21 Mar [mistakenly advertised then].0100H0100