Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1761_01_28Wed 28 Jan 1761DSTTENDUCCI 61CB1800P 10s 6d; G 5sDIR ABEL; V CALORI~ STORER~ TENDUCCI <FERDINANDO_TENDUCCI>; DB STORACE-s1 (MANAGES ORCH *). SL VDAG ABEL; SL VN PINTO; CN VC GORDON; SL FL TACET; SL OB SIMPSON; CNte BN BN MILLER-j BAUMGARTEN-s. [later some of these names only.]PA; PA 13 Jan[Tenducci imprisoned for debt.] [* Maybe superseded by DIR ABEL.] [LS.]0682DST0682
1792_02_18Sat 18 Feb 1792A/WVOCAL 92 2NDCS2000[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT.]TI[Subsequent concerts not found; except 13 Apr.]3437A_W3437
1799_04_15Mon 15 Apr 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 3RDCS1: MOZART OV; FERRARI-gg DT 2v ROVEDINO MORELLI; CN BN HOLMES; SG HARRISON~; CN VC LINDLEY. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); ANFOSSI SG BENELLI; DEVIENNE CNTE fl ob bn hn MONZANI HARRINGTON HOLMES LEANDER; SG HARRISON~ <MRS_HARRINGTON>; fp <FINALE>. [earlier programme different order; with SG ALLEGRANTI~.]TB; TB 13 Apr[Subscriptions may be taken at the door.]3919A_W3919
1774_01_12Wed 12 Jan 1774SSQBACH-ABEL 74 1STCS1900TransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 22 Dec 1773Letters of the First Earl of Malmesbury (London 1870) i.278-9; Burrows-Harris 757-8[Subscription] now limited to 500. No ticket but those of the night will be taken.1738SSQ1738
1782_02_11Mon 11 Feb 1782PPANTHEON 82 2NDCS200010s 6dV TENDUCCI LEBRUN~. CN VN CRAMER-w; SL VC CROSDILL; CN OB FISCHER.MC[Subscription still open to this evening.]2466P2466
1773_03_10Wed 10 Mar 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 7THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Stresses that] none but the tickets of the night can be admitted. [Burrows-Harris 720.]1645A_W1645
1778_02_18Wed 18 Feb 1778HSQBACH-ABEL 78 5THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 16 Feb[Stresses that tickets are transferable only in the appointed manner: no single tickets available.] [Burrows-Harris 970-1.]2140HSQ2140
1776_05_16Thu 16 May 1776MMARYBONE 76GS19002s 6d(12 Sept: SL VN ABRAMS~F <FLORA_ABRAHAM>.)PA[Some 'fragmentary entertainments' this season; partly musical - not listed. See LS.]2013M2013
1795_02_20Fri 20 Feb 1795KTKT ORATORIO 95 [1ST]OS1930P 10s 6d; G 5sGUGLIELMI o ^DEBORA_AND_SISARA^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (GRAND). ORG ARNOLD (DIR CHORUSSES; PRESIDE); LEAD CRAMER-w; HPD FEDERICI; V BANTI~ LEAK~ ROVEDINO BRIDA HARRISON; NEARLY 200 PERFORMERS. END PART1: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS; COND HAYDN). BEGIN PART2: HANDEL SG BANTI~ 'ANGELS_EVER'.OR[Six Fridays intended; but ?only three took place.] [LS (with some details of the oratorio). Landon-England 289.]3703KT3703
1781_05_10Thu 10 May 1781SETCURTIS-t 81CB1900DIR CURTIS-t. 1: HANDEL FP + NEW INSTRUMENT BY MERLIN *; CN HN; CURTIS-t SG CURTIS-t; PIECE HPD TWO_PUPILS <ON ONE HPD>; FP. 2: GL 3V (ACCOMPANIED); PIECE HPD CURTIS-t (IMITATING HN BN); CURTIS-t SG curtis-t (HUNTING); SL VN; JACKSON-w tr 3V <ELEGY>; CURTIS-t EXTEMPORISATION ON *; SG CURTIS-t 'TALLY-HO!' [UNACCOMPANIED]. 3: CT 3V 'MR_SPEAKER'; PIECE VN VN HN HN; CT 3V 'WIND_GENTLE' [?]; CT 3V 'POOR_THOMAS'; FP.PA 27 AprCf advert in PA 30 June[Single] subscription concert. * Tomborino-Trumpetto-Fortepiano.2449SET2449