Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1791_05_??May 1791 ?HSQKRUMPHOLTZ~ 91CB10s 6dDIR SALOMON; HPD HAYDN (PRESIDE). IN EACH PART: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~. HAYDN SYM (NEW GRAND MS).MC 30 Apr; MC 6 May[Postponed from 9 May to ?]3417HSQ3417
1752_02_??Feb 1752 ?HAYPASQUALI 52CB1900PB 10s 6d; G 5sV FRASI~ GALLI~. SL VN PASQUALI; SL OB VINCENT; SL BN MILLER-j; SL VC PASQUALINO <PASQUALI_JR> [all "WITH SOLOS"]. NEW KIND OF INSTRUMENTAL PIECE "A PIANO E FORTE CONCERTO" [cngr?] REJOICING MUSIC WITH TPT TPT HN HN DRS (INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED AT OPERA HOUSE).GA 31 Jan; 7 Feb[Postponed from 10 Feb; perhaps indefinitely.]0142HAY0142
1761_01_23Fri 23 Jan 1761HAYFORD~ 61CB1900PB 10s 6d; G 5sFORD~ (LAST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC). V FORD~. SL VDAG FORD~; LSN GU FORD~; sg FORD~ 'PSALM_104' + ARCHLUTE FORD~. [omitted later: LSN ARCHLUTE FORD~.]PA; PA 10 Jan[Peter Holman: Life after Death (Woodbridge 2010) 239.]0681HAY0681
1780_04_13Thu 13 Apr 1780PPANTHEON 79-80MI20305sPA[Pantheon 'evening promenade' resumes. Subsequently not listed. Cf 6 Jan 1780.]2356P2356
1769_03_22[Wed 22 Mar 1769]A/WBACH-ABEL 69 8THCS1930[DIR BACH; ABEL.]-[PA missing in Burney Collection.]1279A_W1279
1785_06_01Wed 1 June 1785HSQSALPIETRO 85CB200010s 6dV TENDUCCI BABBINI FERRARESE~; I CRAMER-w FISCHER CERVETTO-j CRAMER-jb FLORIO [SALPIETRO]. RAIMONDI sym 'BATTLE' (FAV).MP; PA 20 May; PA 28 May[PA 20 May has an advertisement concerning Lolli's debt to Salpietro.]2739HSQ2739
1767_06_09Tue 9 June 1767MMARYBONE 67GS18003s 6dSG CT GL CH <SGS CTS GLS CHS>. WEBBE CT (PRIZE CT); handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^; 'GOD_SAVE_THE_KING' [same?]PA; PA 4 June; PA 5 June[Originally] in honour of [King's] birthday. ?From 4 June; 5 June. Additional [singers]. And fireworks.1122M1122
1795_02_20Fri 20 Feb 1795CGCG ORATORIO 95 [1ST]OS1830B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sSELECTION FROM HANDEL SACRED [items listed]. DIR ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V PARKE~ ELLIOT POOLE~ KELLY-m NIELD BURDON (FROM SALISBURY) GRAY-2 LINTON-w BARTLEMAN [later omitted: HINDMARSH~]; VC ASHLEY-Cj <C_ASHLEY>; DDR ASHLEY-Rg <R>; [other instrumentalists listed]. OVER 200 PERFORMERS.OR; OR 22 Jan; OR 17 FebOR 21 Feb; MH 21 Feb (Yale)[Originally intended for the new Pantheon; unrehearsed.] [LS (with full details).]3702CG3702
1774_05_13Fri 13 May 1774HSALPIETRO 74CB190010s 6dV GRASSI~ SALPIETRO~. CN PF BACH; SL VDAG ABEL; CN FL RODELL; CN VC CIRRI; CN VN SALPIETRO; CN OB RODELL.PA; PA 7 May[Originally for SALPIETRO and RODELL (musician to the King of Portugal).]1811H1811
1760_04_??April 1760 ?HMHALF-MOON 59-60SOCPA 29 Mar 1760[Oratorio postponed from 31 Mar. Date not known.] Half-Moon Concert.0660HM0660
1788_10_04Sat 4 Oct 1788APLCLAGGET-w 88CB1830Gratis (1000 tickets)[CLAGGET-w.] DIR BATTISHILL <DIR ORCH> (+ ORG); LEAD HINDMARSH. handel OV from handel o ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^; CH 'HOW_EXCELLENT'; SG YOUNG_GENTLEMAN; RICHARDSON FP; CH 'HAIL_STONE'; SG YOUNG_LADY; QT vn HINDMARSH; handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^.WOMH 6 Oct 1788; MP 6 Oct; WO 8 Oct (Clagget's advertisement)[Opening of] Temple and Gardens of Apollo. Address by CLAGGET-w. Subscription to be opened (cf WO 8 Oct 1788).3180APL3180
1788_05_24Sat 24 May 1788VVAUXHALL 88GS20001sV LEARY~ BERTLES~ POOLE~ STUART~ ILIFF~ INCLEDON. hook o ^THE_FEAST_OF_ANACREON^ <FINALE> (NEW).TI[Opening of normal season. And subsequently; not listed.]3167V3167
1785_04_04Mon 4 Apr 1785RRANELAGH 85GS2s 6dLEAD NAPIER. HAYDN OV; HAYDN OV; LEDUC OV. HANDEL CH: from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; from HANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ (LAUGHING).MCMH 6 Apr[Opening night.]2708R2708
1787_05_22Tue 22 May 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19001s1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^; SG INCLEDON; STAMITZ SYM; SG BERTLES~; ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta ^ROSAMOND^; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN SYM (FULL); SG POOLE~; CN ORG; SG LEARY~; GL (NEW); CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN OB PARKE; SG BERTLES~; hook o ^THE_QUEEN_OF_THE_MAY^ <FINALE> (NEW).MCMC 25 May [and other newspapers][Opening night.]2998V2998
1770_10_09Tue 9 Oct 1770RCHRICHMOND 70OB110010s 6d; 5shandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. DIR ARNOLD; LEAD HAY-r; V VERNON REINHOLD SCOTT~ WEICHSELL~f; ORG DUPUIS. CN VN HAY-r.PA[Opening new organ at Richmond Church.]1424RCH1424
1760_03_18Tue 18 Mar 1760HAYFORD~ 60 1STCS1900P B G 10s 6d each[? V FORD~.] 1: PASQUALI OV; SG 'VOI_LEGETTE'; CN OB SIMPSON; SG 'GENTLE_YOUTH'; SL VDAG FORD~. 2: CN BN MILLER-j; SG 'SPARGE_AMAR'; SL VN PINTO; SG 'RETURN_O_GOD'; FP HN HN.PA[On this series see Peter Holman: Life after Death (Woodbridge 2010) 238-9.]0635HAY0635
1794_05_21Wed 21 May 1794KTDUCREST~ 94CB2000P 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3sLEAD CRAMER-w; PF GREATOREX; BAND OF 50. 1: MARTINI-jpa OV from MARTINI-jpa o ^HENRY_IV^; PICCINNI QT 4v HARRISON~ HARRISON BARTLEMAN BELLAMY 'THE_SLUMBERS'; SG DUCREST~; ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~; CIMAROSA TR 3v MORICHELLI~ DUCREST~ ROVEDINO (FAV); CN VN TAYLOR-2 [replaced: CN VN GIORNOVICHI]. 2: VOGEL OV from VOGEL o ^DEMOPHOON^; MONZA SG HARRISON [CARLO_MONZA] 'SUPERBO'; PAISIELLO DT 2v MORICHELLI~ DUCREST~ (FAV); CN HP DELAVAL~; SG MORICHELLI~; DUSSEK SN PF DUCREST~; CH 'GOD_SAVE_THE_KING' (+ VAR PF DUCREST~). [earlier programme differs considerably; with music by HANDEL GLUCK GUGLIELMI.]OR; OR 28 Apr; OR 20 May[OR 28 Apr describes earlier programme in detail.]3673KT3673
1760_06_03Tue 3 June 1760MMARYBONE 60GS18001s[burletta season begins. works performed: (3/6) PERGOLESI o ^LA_SERVA_PADRONA^; (18/6) GALUPPI o ^LA_STRATAGEMMA^ (^THE_STRATAGEM^) [?pergolesi]; (10/7) galuppi o ^LA_CICISBEA_ALLA_MODA^ (^THE_MODISH_COQUET^). V SERATINA~ REINHOLD GAUDRY GLANVILLE~.]PA; PA 2 June and as above[Not listed; except for exceptions and benefits: see LS.] Concert at 1800; burletta at 2000.0664M0664
1759_04_16Mon 16 Apr 1759MMARYBONE 59GS19303s[burletta season begins. works performed: (16 Apr) PERGOLESI o ^LA_SERVA_PADRONA^; (10 May) GALUPPI ^LA_CICISBEA_ALLA_MODA^ (^THE_MODISH_COQUETTE^); (26/7) PERGOLESI ^LA_STRATAGEMMA^ (^THE_STRATAGEM^). V SERATINA~ GLANVILLE~ REINHOLD GAUDRY.]PA and as above[Not listed; except for exceptions and benefits: see LS. 10 May: with concert (1830; 2s 6d) [price and time vary].]0581M0581
1758_06_08Thu 8 June 1758MMARYBONE 58GS2s 6d[burletta season begins. Work performed: PERGOLESI o ^LA_SERVA_PADRONA^ (as ^THE_SERVANT_MISTRESS^). V REINHOLD SERATINA~.]PA 8 June; PA 12 June[Not listed; except for exceptions and benefits: see LS. Mollie Sands: The eighteenth-century pleasure gardens of Marylebone (London 1987) 37-40.]0538M0538