Mary Delany in Brook Street, London - 23 January, 1744, in the morning
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 2, page 254:
Letter from Mary Delany to Ann [Granville] Dewes, 24th January 1744
I was yesterday morning at Mr. Handel’s to hear the rehearsal of Semele. It is a delightful piece of music, quite new and different from anything he has done: but I am afraid I shall hear no more music this year, and that will be a loss to me, – but the harmony of friendship must make up that loss. As we have a prospect of meeting soon I defer a particular account of it till we meet. Francescina is improved, and sings the principal part in it.
Mary Delany, and Lady Llanover (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 2, volume 2 (London, 1861), p. 254. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1695900814292 accessed: 30 April, 2024
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rehearsal of Handel's Semele
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Elisabeth Duparc / Du Parc (La Francescina) |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 23 January, 1744, in the morning |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |