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
1795_02_19Thu 19 Feb 1795A/WVOCAL 95 3RDCS2000Last 8: 3gn transf[KNYVETT.] 1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^SAMSON^; PURCELL GL 'MAY_THE'; WEBBE GL 'A_GEN'ROUS'; SG WORRALL~ [replaced ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~]; ARNE-ta CT 4V 'BUZ'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN 'MIRTH'; SMITH-JS GL 5V <JS> 'BLEST'; PURCELL SG PARKE~ 'MAD_BESS'; CALLCOTT GL (NEW) 'TO_ALL'. 2: AVISON CNgr (FAV); MONZA SG HARRISON <C_MONZA> 'SUPERBO'; JACKSON-w gl <FAIRY FANTASY> (NEVER PERFORMED); WEBBE CT 'WOULD_YOU'; HAYDN sg HARRISON~ <CANZONET> [replaced SG WORRALL~ (SCOTS) 'THE_WAEFU']; CORFE GL 'MARY'S_DREAM' (FAV); WEBBE GL 'AWAY'.TI; OR 18 Feb3701A_W3701
1773_03_17Wed 17 Mar 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 8THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PABurrows-Harris 7221653A_W1653
1769_03_09Thu 9 Mar 1769A/WPUGNANI 69CB10s 6d[PUGNANI.] SL <SLS> BY: BACH ABEL FISCHER.PA1271A_W1271
1772_04_27Mon 27 Apr 1772A/WTEDESCHINI 72CB10s 6d[TEDESCHINI.]PA 24 FebMusical Academy. Vocal by his scholars; instrumental by gentlemen and eminent performers. No money at the door.1591A_W1591
1770_02_14Wed 14 Feb 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 5THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 582.]1340A_W1340
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
1799_04_11Thu 11 Apr 1799A/WSALOMON 99CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); HAYDN QT VN VN VA VC; CIMAROSA sg BENELLI <ARIA>; CN VN SALOMON; sg MARA~ <ARIA>; HAYDN sym [extract] (FAV MILITARY MOVT). 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); sg BENELLI <RECIT + ARIA>; CN PF DUSSEK; sg MARA~ <SCENA>; DT VN VA SALOMON PINTO-gf <DT CNTE>; HAYDN MARCH (GRAND MS); fp <FINALE>.TBTB (Milligan-Concerto 356) [not found]PINTO-gf: pupil of SALOMON.3917A_W3917
1799_04_08Mon 8 Apr 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 2NDCS20001: CHERUBINI OV; SG BENELLI; CN OB HARRINGTON; HANDEL SG HARRISON~ 'OH!_WORSE' - 'ANGELS_EVER'; CN HP DUPREE~ / SN HP DUPREE~. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); CARUSO SG VIGANONI; CN DB DRAGONETTI; ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~; fp <FINALE>.TBTB 9 Apr3916A_W3916
1795_03_05Thu 5 Mar 1795A/WVOCAL 95 5THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: HAYDN OV; ARNE-ta GL 'SWEET_MUSE'; FORD GL 'SINCE_FIRST'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN; COOKE GL 'IN_PAPER'; BOYCE TR 3v 'GET_THEE'; GL (NEW; ACROSTIC); HANDEL SG PARKE~ 'LET_ME'; JACKSON-w DT 2v HARRISON~ WORRALL~ 'TIME_HAS' (+ CH). 2: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ARIANNA_IN_CRETA^ <ARIADNE>; GREVILLE GL 'NOW_THE'; HANDEL SG HARRISON 'GENTLE_AIRS' + VC LINDLEY; SMITH-js GL 'WHAT_SHALL'; SG HARRISON~ 'DONALD'; CORFE GL 'WHAT_BEAUTIES'; WEBBE gl <FINALE> 'O_COME'.TI 4 Mar3714A_W3714
1792_04_13Fri 13 Apr 1792A/WVOCAL 92 ADD.CS2000For four extra: 1+half gn transf[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT.]OR 31 MarFour additional; from 13 Apr.3483A_W3483
1771_04_24Wed 24 Apr 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 13THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 634.]1493A_W1493
1800_04_23Wed 23 Apr 1800A/WDUSSEK~ 1800CB1: MOZART OV; MOZART DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; DUSSEK CN PF DUSSEK~; MOZART CH from MOZART o ^LA_CLEMENZA_DI_TITO^ <OPERA>; GIORNOVICHI CN vn PINTO-gf; MOZART SG DUSSEK~. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); MOZART TR 3v VIGANONI CIMADOR ROVEDINO; DT PF HP CRAMER-jb DUSSEK~ (GRAND); ZINGARELLI DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; MOZART CH from MOZART o ^LA_CLEMENZA_DI_TITO^ <OPERA>; fp <FINALE>.MH3971A_W3971
1768_02_10Wed 10 Feb 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 5THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1156A_W1156
1768_05_02Mon 2 May 1768A/WVENTO 68CB10s 6dDIR GIARDINI. VENTO o ^LA_MUSICA_E_LA_POESIA^ <CANTATA> (NEW) [?for 2v].PAFrom 28 Apr.1199A_W1199
1772_03_18Wed 18 Mar 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 7THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1563A_W1563
1769_04_12Wed 12 Apr 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 10THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA; PA 3 AprBurrows-Harris 543-4Not 5 Apr (Public Charity benefit).1285A_W1285
1793_03_07Thu 7 Mar 1793A/WVOCAL 93 5THCS[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT.]-[No advertisement found.]3548A_W3548
1799_04_29Mon 29 Apr 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 5THCS1: ROSETTI OV; SARTI SG BENELLI; HOLMES CN BN HOLMES; CIMAROSA DT 2v VIGANONI BANTI~; BACH CNTE ob vn va vc HARRINGTON CRAMER-w FIORILLO LINDLEY. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); ANDREOZZI SG VIGANONI; CN PF DUSSEK; PAISIELLO SG BANTI~; fp <FINALE>.TB3924A_W3924
1795_02_05Thu 5 Feb 1795A/WVOCAL 95 1STCS2000For ten: 4gn transf[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT; LEAD DANCE [not CRAMER-w]; V HARRISON KNYVETT HINDLE SALE KNYVETT-C2 <C_KNYVETT> GORE PAGE REYNOLDSON WEBBE KNYVETT-W <W_KNYVETT> SALMON BOYCE-w2 BARTLEMAN PARKE~ WORRALL~ (FROM LIVERPOOL) SALE-jb DANBY-1 <MASTERS> HARRISON~; PF KNYVETT; VN2 SHIELD [not CRAMER-f]; VC LINDLEY; [other instrumentalists listed]. 1: HANDEL OV + HANDEL MARCH from HANDEL o ^SCIPIONE^; WEBBE GL 'GLORIOUS_APOLLO' (+ CH); CALLCOTT GL 'PEACE'; NAUMANN gl 'VINO_VECCHIO' <CANZONETTA> (ACCOMPANIMENTS BY WEBBE); HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN 'BACCHUS_EVER' + HN HN LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt; JACKSON-w gl PARKE~ WORRALL~ HARRISON SALE <OF EXETER; EPIGRAM> 'GO_FEEBLE' (COMPOSED FOR THESE CONCERTS); FERRARI-gg SG HARRISON~; PARSONS-w o ^ODE_FOR_THE_NEW_YEAR^ (SELECTION). 2: BACH OV; JACKSON-w gl HARRISON~ WORRALL~ HARRISON BARTLEMAN <FAIRY_FANTASY> 'WITHIN_THESE'; MELLISH gl <ROUND> 'BUY_MY'; CALLCOTT SG HARRISON 'BREATHE_SOFT' (NEW); STEVENS GL (FAV from OBERON); CALEGARI SG PARKE~ 'IDOL_MIO'; DANBY GL 'WHEN_SAPPHO'; ARNE-ta gl 'THE_WOODEN' <FINALE>.OR; OR 6 Jan (advert for KT) 7 Jan 17 Jan3698A_W3698
1799_05_22Wed 22 May 1799A/WCRAMER-JB 99CB10s 6d1: GLUCK OV; SG ROVEDINO; CN BN HOLMES; MOZART DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; CN PF CRAMER-JB <JB_CRAMER>; SG MARA~; CN VN JANIEWICZ. 2: HAYDN OV (MS); MOZART DT 2v CIMADOR VIGANONI; CRAMER-JB DT PF PF CRAMER-JB DUSSEK <2 PF> (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THE OCCASION); SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TIFor JB Cramer.3928A_W3928
1798_05_16Wed 16 May 1798A/WDANBY 98CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w; PF GREATOREX. 1: HAYDN OV; DANBY GL 5V <J_DANBY> 'TURN'; SARTI SG LEAK~; SMART-GT GL 3V <GT_SMART> 'THE_MERRY' (NEW); HANDEL SG NIELD 'PLEASURE'; ASHE CN FL ASHE; DANBY SG HARRISON 'CHILD_OF' + BN HOLMES; DANBY gl 8V 'ODE_TO_HOPE' (MS). 2: PLEYEL CNTE HN HN VN VN VA VC LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt CRAMER-w CRAMER-F SHIELD LINDLEY <F_CRAMER> (MS); HANDEL SG HARRISON~ 'ANGELS_EVER'; WEBBE GL 4V 'THE_MANSION' (MS); PURCELL SG BARTLEMAN; SMART-H DT VN VA CRAMER-w SMART-H <H_SMART>; HANDEL SG ELLIOT 'YE_SACRED'; STEVENS GL 3V 'O_STRIKE' (FAV) + PF HP GREATOREX MEYER-fC <C_MEYER>; DANBY CT 3V 'THE_MERRY' (WITH ACCOMPANIMENTS).TBGeorge Smart: British Library Add.41772 f.10v.For J Danby.3890A_W3890
1766_03_18Tue 18 Mar 1766A/WSCOTTI~ 66CB190010s 6d[SCOTTI~.] DIR BACH ABEL.PA[Burrows-Harris 468.]1022A_W1022
1770_01_17Wed 17 Jan 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 1STCSTransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PAMess Bach and Abel ... their Concerts. Only tickets for the night [valid]. [Burrows-Harris 559.]1331A_W1331
1773_01_13Wed 13 Jan 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 1STCSTransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 2 Jan; PA 4 JanFrom 6 Jan. No tickets but those of the night admitted.1624A_W1624
1800_05_09Fri 9 May 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 10THCSLEAD RAIMONDI. 1: RAIMONDI OV; SG NIELD; piece WIND_INSTR <HARMONY FOR ...>; SG DAMIANI-v; CN PF FIELD; tr 3v DAMIANI-v NIELD JACKSON~j <TERZ>. 2: MOZART SYM; SG DAMIANI-v; CN VC LINDLEY; SG JACKSON~j. FINALE: MARCH.TI3975A_W3975
1771_05_01Wed 1 May 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 14THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 635.]1497A_W1497
1771_02_20Wed 20 Feb 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 5THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 11 FebNo concert on 13 Feb (Ash Wednesday).1445A_W1445
1768_03_23Wed 23 Mar 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 10THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1185A_W1185
1782_05_04Sat 4 May 1782A/WROBERTS 82CB5s[ROBERTS.] V BINNS GUEST <MASTER> YOUNG_GENTLEMAN. PIECE HP EVANS <TRIPLE_HP>.MH 27 Apr2509A_W2509
1800_04_04Fri 4 Apr 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 7THCS1: MOZART OV; SG MORTELLARI~; QT FL VN VA VC MONZANI RAIMONDI FIORILLO LINDLEY; SG NIELD; CN OB HARRINGTON; SG MORTELLARI~. 2: RAIMONDI CNTE. PERGOLESI o ^STABAT_MATER^: V DAMIANI-v JACKSON~j. fp <FINALE>.TI3968A_W3968