Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1762_01_25Mon 25 Jan 1762AM]PARRY-j 62MI13002s 6dHP PARRY-j. dt MGL HP PARRY-1 PARRY-j [?] <SON>.PATo 1500. No money taken at the door. [And subsequently; not listed. Cf 27 Jan.]0737AM0737
1762_01_27Wed 27 Jan 1762AM]PARRY-j 62MI13002s 6ddt hp HP PARRY-j PARRY-1 <SON>; dt hp MGL PARRY-j PARRY-1; piece HP PARRY-j (NEW EVERY DAY).PATo 1500. [Cf 25 Jan. And subsequently; not listed.]0738AM0738
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
1789_06_26Fri 26 June 1789APLAPOLLO 89GS1900Free tickets[CLAGGET-w.] 1: HAYDN OV; ROGERS-b GL; DT VN VN; east GL <ESTE>; CN ORG; CLAGGET-C SG YOUNG_LADY <C_CLAGGETT>; COOKE GL. 2: VANHAL OV; STEVENS GL; HAYDN QT; JACKSON-w [?dt 2v] <CANZONET>; TR VN VN vc; SG YOUNG_LADY; MORNINGTON GL; PLEYEL QT; SMITH-jS GL <S_SMITH>.ORApollo Gardens. Students' practise: free; not received music licence. [Further here not listed: e.g. GZ 5 May 1792.]3255APL3255
1755_10_16Thu 16 Oct 1755APO?APOLLO 55-56SOC[OSWALD?]PA 8 OctSociety of the Temple of Apollo: first concert; morning.0388APO0388
1760_11_13Thu 13 Nov 1760APOAPOLLO 60-61SOC[OSWALD?]PA 27 Oct 1760Temple of Apollo; Queen Square. 1st concert [but cf 22 Jan]. Last year's tickets may be exchanged at Oswald's music shop.0673APO0673
1761_11_19Thu 19 Nov 1761APOAPOLLO 61-62SOC[OSWALD?]PA 19 Oct 1761Temple of Apollo; Queen Square. 1st concert. Last year's tickets may be exchanged at Oswald's music shop.0730APO0730
1759_11_15Thu 15 Nov 1759APOAPOLLO 59-60SOC[OSWALD?]PA 23 Aug 1759Temple of Apollo; Queen Square: first concert. Last year's tickets may be exchanged at Oswald's music shop.0605APO0605
1761_01_22Thu 22 Jan 1761APOAPOLLO 60-61SOC[OSWALD?]PA 2 JanTemple of Apollo: 1st concert [but cf 13 Nov 1760 - ?postponed due to death of King]. Tickets exchanged at Oswald's.0680APO0680
1776_01_23Tue 23 Jan 1776ARTST GEORGES 76 *OB12007s 6d; 5s; 3s 6dARNOLD o ^THE_RESURRECTION^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. COND ARNOLD; LEAD BARTHELEMON [replaced FISHER; INDISPOSED]; V VERNON REINHOLD LEONI MATTOCKS~ WEICHSELL~f [replaced BROWN~]; OB SIMPSON. CN VN BARTHELEMON [replaced CN VN FISHER].PA; PA 9 Dec 1775; PA 17 Jan 1776From 15 Dec 1775; 19 Jan 1776. * For St George's Lutheran Chapel; Goodmans Fields (chapel repair). Performers give services. [LS.]1930ART1930
1771_02_06Wed 6 Feb 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 4THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA; PA 28 JanNo concert on 30 Jan; because of the day [anniversary of Charles I martyrdom]. [Burrows-Harris 621 623.]1439A_W1439
1789_05_13Wed 13 May 1789A/WMORIGI-a2 89CB190010s 6dDIR HINDMARSH. 1: HAYDN OV; RUST SG KELLY-m 'DEH_SE'; SYM; PAISIELLO SG MORIGI-a2 'BEN_LO'; CN VN HINDMARSH; SACCHINI SG MORIGI-a2 'I_VIOLINI'; SYM. 2: BACH OV; SALIERI SG MORIGI-a2 'PATERIO'; CN OB HUTTLEY; PICCINNI SG MORIGI-a2 'AH_COME'; SYM; SARTI SG CROUCH~ 'TECO_RESTI'; SYM.PAMORIGI-a2: unemployed this season at the King's Theatre.3230A_W3230
1767_05_07Thu 7 May 1767A/WGIARDINI 67CB1900[GIARDINI.] V GUARDUCCI.PAFrom 26 Mar. Thanks Opera managers for allowing GUARDUCCI to appear.1109A_W1109
1768_04_06Wed 6 Apr 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 11THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1191A_W1191
1784_06_??June 1784 ?A/WSALOMON 84CB200010s 6d1: BACH OV 2ORCH; SG CLERY~; SL VC MARA; SG MARA~; CN VN SALOMON. 2: HAYDN SYM; CN OB FISCHER; SG CLERY~; SL VN SALOMON; SG MARA~; ABEL FP.PA 14 June 1784; PA 15 June; PA 18 June* From 17 June; 18 June [perhaps never took place].2663A_W2663
1794_05_19Mon 19 May 1794A/WSALE AND BELLAMY-tl 94CB200010s 6d[SALE BELLAMY-tl.] DIR SALOMON; PF GREATOREX (PRESIDE). 1: HAYDN OV; ATTERBURY GL (NEW); CIMAROSA SG NIELD + BN HOLMES; CN vc LINDLEY; CORFE GL (NEW); CN PF SMART-gt <JUN>; CIMAROSA SG HINDMARSH~; ATTERBURY CT 'VOLUNTEERS_CATCH'. 2: ATTERBURY OV (NEW); GL (NEW); PLEYEL QT FL VN VA VC ASHE SALOMON HINDMARSH LINDLEY; BOYCE SG BARTLEMAN + BN HOLMES; DT hn hn LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt; ATTERBURY GL (NEW); CIMAROSA SG DUCREST~; HAYDN FP. [earlier: different order.]TI; OR 14 May; OR 6 MayFrom 6 May. [Landon-England 255.]3671A_W3671
1770_01_24Wed 24 Jan 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 2NDCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1334A_W1334
1768_01_13Wed 13 Jan 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 1STCS1930[For fifteen:] 5gn (g); 3gn (1l); transfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 22 June 1767; PA 29 Dec 1767From 6 Jan (12th day). Limited to 200g 200l; no tickets at A/W before or after concert. Bach and Abel..the concerts.1148A_W1148
1773_03_24Wed 24 Mar 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 9THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1662A_W1662
1793_04_11Thu 11 Apr 1793A/WVOCAL 93 8THCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT. 1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OTTONE^ <OTHO>; CALLCOTT GL 'LOVELY'; WEBBE GL 'I'LL_ENJOY' (NEW); DT 2v KNYVETT-w PRING-3 'BEGONE' <MASTERS>; JACKSON-w GL 'IN_A_VALE'; COOKE GL 'IN_THE'; HANDEL SG HARRISON~ 'HUSH'; STEVENS GL 'WHAT_SHALL' (NEW). 2: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^TOLOMEO^ <PTOLOMY>; WEBBE GL 'ODE_TO_MELANCHOLY'; ATTERBURY gl <ROUND> 'COME_MOUNT' (NEW); DANBY SG HARRISON 'STAY_SILVER'; CORFE GL 'IN_APRIL'; DANBY gl <ROUND> 'O_LET'; WEELKES GL 'WELCOME_SWEET'; east gl <ESTE FINALE> 'HOW_MERRILY'.DI3571A_W3571