Michael Kelly in Drury Lane - between 1818 and 1820

from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, page 323:

In the year 1818, I composed the music to a piece called "The Bride of Abydos;" and in 1820, to another called "Abudah;" and my last production was a musical entertainment, called the "Lady and the Devil," for Drury Lane. Between the years 1797 and 1821, I produced, at different theatres, sixty-two pieces, by far the greatest number produced by any one English composer, Bishop excepted. Most of them, I have the satisfaction to say, have been received by the public with favour; and I have thought it might not be disagreeable to my friends to see a list of them, …   more >>

cite as

Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 323. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438711328776 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Drury Lane

Listeners

Michael Kelly
theatre manager, Composer, Singing
1762-1826

Listening to

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The Bride of Abydos
written by Michael Kelly
Abudah
written by Michael Kelly
Lady and the Devil
written by Michael Kelly

Experience Information

Date/Time between 1818 and 1820
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:02:08 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:27:16 +0000