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 [* Maybe superseded by DIR ABEL.]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
1763_03_04Fri 4 Mar 1763CGCG ORATORIO 63 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6do ^THE_CURE_OF_SAUL^ <SACRED ODE> (MUSIC BY HANDEL MARCELLO PURCELL ETC). CN ORG STANLEY; CN VN HAY-r.PA[Text and selection of music] by Dr Brown. [LS.]0813CG0813
1764_03_16Fri 16 Mar 1764CGCG ORATORIO 64 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6d(FROM HANDEL) o ^NABAL^ <ORATORIO> (SELECTED; FIRST TIME). LEAD PINTO; VC PAXTON; ORG SMITH-jc. V FRASI~ SCOTT~ BRENT~ BEARD CHAMPNESS. CN ORG STANLEY.PALetters of the First Earl of Malmesbury (London 1870) i.107; Burrows-Harris 417-18[Text by Morell: LS.]0875CG0875
1772_04_06Mon 6 Apr 1772HAYWENDLING 72OB1900PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3sBACH o ^ENDIMIONE^ <SERENATA> (WITH GRAND CHORUSSES). V GRASSI~ CARARA~ SAVOI LOVATTINI; i FISCHER PUNTO WENDLING. [later omitted: BETWEEN PARTS1-2: CN FL WENDLING.]PA; PA 19 Mar[Text] by Metastasio. [LS; Burrows-Harris 670.]1583HAY1583
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
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
1787_05_07 ?Mon 7 May 1787 ?HSQSTUART~ 87CB[STUART~.] BACH PIECE <JOHN_CHRISTIAN_BACH PIECES>.MC 14 Apr[This apparently the date advertised: but PROFESSIONAL 12TH there on this date. ?Abandonned.]2989HSQ2989
1785_05_12Thu 12 May 1785PMARA~ 85CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN SYM; SG MARA~; CN VN SALOMON; SG MARA~ 'FAREWELL'; SL VC CROSDILL. 2: HAYDN SYM; SG MARA~; CN ob FISCHER. REICHARDT o ^la_passione_di_gesu_cristo^] <ORATORIO> (PART; AS ON 17 Mar): v mara~.MC; MH; MP; PAMP 17 May; Cramer Magazin der Musik ii.728-9[Though advertised as PANTHEON 85 13TH this was a benefit for MARA~.] [McVeigh-Professional 49.]2727P2727
1776_05_22Wed 22 May 1776HSQLEE 76CB193010s 6dV SAVOI YOUNG_LADY (2ND APPEARANCE); I CRAMER-w TACET CROSDILL LIDL BACH.PA; PA 13 Apr[Tickets from a variety of musical venues.]2015HSQ2015
1797_05_31Wed 31 May 1797KTRLEE 97CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w; OPERA_ORCH. 1: HANDEL OV; SG VIGANONI; PLEYEL QT vn vn va vc CRAMER-w CRAMER-F SMART-H LINDLEY <F_CRAMER H_SMART R_LINDLEY>; SG BANTI~; samMARTINI CNgr vn CRAMER-w. 2: HAYDN SYM; SG HARRISON; STAMITZ DT VN VC CRAMER-w LINDLEY; SG FABRIZZI~; FP.TB; TB 29 May; OR 25 Apr[Tickets from various music venues.]3853KTR3853
1794_05_23Fri 23 May 1794KTRLEE 94CB2000LEAD CRAMER-w; PF GREATOREX. 1: HAYDN OV; CORFE GL SALE-jb PAGE LEETE SALE 'MARY'S_DREAM'; CN OB BESOZZI-g; HAYES-p SG WEBBE-1 (FROM OXFORD) 'BLEST_AS'; [?DUSSEK] CN PF FIELD; SG DUCREST~ 'TORNA_GIA'; CN VC LINDLEY. 2: HANDEL CNGR <GRAND CN> 5TH; HANDEL SG WEBBE-1 'VERDI_PRATI'; DT HN HN LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt; CALLCOTT GL LEETE GORE BELLAMY PAGE; FP. [earlier programmes differ with: PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC CRAMER-w CRAMER-F HINDMARSH LINDLEY <F_CRAMER> (later [VA] LAVENU); CN BN HOLMES; PLEYEL CNTE OB VN VA VC HARRINGTON CRAMER-w HINDMARSH LINDLEY.]OR; OR 15 May; OR 22 May[Tickets from various music venues.] [Milligan-Concerto 346.]3677KTR3677
1786_03_10Fri 10 Mar 1786HSQPALSA AND TURRSCHMIDT 86CB193010s 6d1: ROSETTI OV; SG MARA~; CN FL GRAEFF; BACH SG MARA~ + HN HN palsa turrschmidt; CN OB FISCHER. 2: CNte HN HN PALSA TURRSCHMIDT; SG CHANU~; SL VN SALOMON; SG CHANU~; DT HN HN palsa turrschmidt; [raimondi sym?] 'the_CHASE' <CN>; HAYDN FP.MC[Time] because MARA~ at oratorio.2770HSQ2770
1769_04_20Thu 20 Apr 1769A/WFISCHER AND KAMMELL 69CB190010s 6dDIR BACH; DIR ABEL; V FEDELI WEICHSELL~f. CN <CNS> BY: ABEL BACH FISCHER <FISHER> KAMMELL WEISS.PA[Unlikely to be FISHER.]1289A_W1289
1789_05_25Mon 25 May 1789TSTBARONET 89CB200010s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>.WO 30 Apr; WO 23 May[Unnamed baronet; later gentleman of distinction.] From 30 Apr (Academy of Ancient Music meeting altered to 30 Apr).3242TST3242
1760_03_13Thu 13 Mar 1760DSTQUILICI 60OB1900P 10s 6d; G 5sJOMMELLI o ^L'ISOLA_DISABITATA^ <OPERA>. DIR CARDONI (LATELY FROM ITALY [FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE]). V CALORI~ FREDERICK~ TENDUCCI QUILICI. SL VN CARDONI; PARADIES CN HPD FREDERICK~.PA[Unstaged opera. Cf 29 Apr. Also performed at New Theatre Haymarket 27 Mar.] [LS.]0633DST0633
1776_03_21Thu 21 Mar 1776HAYWEICHSELL~f 76CBLEAD CELESTINO; V WEICHSELL~f WEICHSELL~e. SG WEICHSELL~e <MISS> (FAV SCOTCH); GIORDANI QNT PF FL VN VA VC WEICHSELL~e FLORIO WEICHSELL SCOLA CERVETTO-j (NEW); CN OB FISCHER; CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN VN WEICHSELL.PA; PA 14 Mar[WEICHSELL~e and WEICHSELL] only time in public this season.1977HAY1977
1800_04_02Wed 2 Apr 1800CGCG ORATORIO 00 [9TH]OS1900B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sHAYDN o ^THE_CREATION^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (2ND TIME). [DIR ASHLEY-J <JOHN>]; V SECOND~ ELLIOT CAPPER~ TENNANT~ CROSBY~ DUSSEK~ INCLEDON DIGNUM DENMAN SALE. END PART1: CN CL MAHON <JOHN_MAHON>. END PART2: CN VN ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>.TI; MH[With Ashley's notice.] [LS (sources; dispute with Salomon); Landon: Haydn ... Creation (London 1977) 574-5.]3967CG3967
1791_05_19Thu 19 May 1791KTLE TEXIER 91CB1: PHILIDOR SG ALBERTARELLI (NEW HUNTING SG + CHS); HAYDN SYM <HUNTING SYM> ['la_chasse']; piece PF HUMMEL <AIRS + VAR>; SG SESTINI~ (ITALIAN) [replaced YOUNG_LADY]; CN VN CLEMENT; HAYDN SG DAVIDE (NEW; COMPOSED FOR HIS BENEFIT [12 May]; HPD HAYDN.) 2: DT 2v ALBERTARELLI SESTINI~ (COMIC); FEDERICI OV (TRAGIC); FEDERICI sg DAVIDE <CANTATA> (NEW); CT GL <CTS AND GLS>.MC; MC 18 May[With dancing; i.e. deriving from the KT pseudo-opera series [cf 26 Mar].] [LS; Landon-England 77-78.]3408KT3408
1787_04_12Thu 12 Apr 1787KTNEW MUSICAL FUND 87CB1930PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dDIR HAYES-p MILLER-e; LEAD CRAMER-w; PF MAZZINGHI-j. BAND OVER 200; [SOME FROM] OPERA_ORCH PROFESSIONAL_ORCH; BOYS_OF_WA BOYS_OF_STP; [others listed]. 1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^; CALLCOTT SG SALE; CN PF CRAMER-jb; SACCHINI SG MAHON~3 'LIETA' + CL MAHON; PIELTAIN-dp QT vn vn va vc PIELTAIN-dp CRAMER-w BLAKE SMITH-2 [BLAKE replaced RAIMONDI]; HANDEL CH 'HE_GAVE'. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; MAJO-gF SG HARRISON 'A_MORIR' <FRANCESCO_DI_MAJO>; MAHON CNTE cl bn MAHON PARKINSON; ANFOSSI SG BILLINGTON~; CN FL MONZANI; HANDEL CH 'THE_HORSE'. 3: BACH SYM 2ORCH (GRAND); TARCHI SG RUBINELLI; RAIMONDI TR [?vn va vc] CRAMER-w RAIMONDI ELEY; BORGHI CN VC REINAGLE-j; HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^ZADOK_THE_PRIEST^.MC; MC 10 Apr; programme (British Museum: Banks collection)MH 13 Apr; WO 13 Apr[With list of other singers and orchestra.] Subscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere]. [No organ.]2973KT2973
1762_03_16Tue 16 Mar 1762HAYTENDUCCI 62CB1800B 10s 6d; P 5s; G 3sLEAD PIFFET (FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLAND). V TENDUCCI PERETTI. ARNE-ta SG <SGS> from ARNE-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; CN VN PIFFET; SL VN PIFFET; CN FL FLORIO; SL VC SIPRUTINI.PA[With pantomime etc.] [LS.]0755HAY0755