Charles Halle in Hagen - 1830
from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , pages 14-15:
On one of these visits, when I was eleven years old, it chanced that after the first few weeks my father fell ill, thus threatening to bring the performances to a premature end. Herr Conradi was in despair, seeing which I, with a boy's confidence, offered to replace my father, was entrusted with the baton, and remained at the conductor's desk to the end of the season. Among the operas which I conducted were 'Die Zauberflb'te,' 'Der Freyschiitz,' 'Die Schweitzer Familie' (by Weigl, forgotten now), 'Preciosa,' ' Zampa,' ' Fra Diavolo,' ' Die Stumme von Portici ' ( Masaniello '), ' Maurer und … more >>
Charles Halle, and Marie Hallé and Charles E Halle (ed.), Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) (London, 1896), p. 14-15. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427124196474 accessed: 12 October, 2024
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Date/Time | 1830 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |