in Manchester - at the end of 1855

from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , pages 120-121:

[T]here came in the winter of 1855 the offer to conduct a series of operas at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. A very excellent troupe had been engaged, comprising Mme. Eudersdorff, Mme. Caradori, Mile. Agnes Biiry, Herr Reichardt, Carl Formes, and other remarkable vocalists. Most of the operas were given in German, and it was happiness to me to conduct really firstrate performances of ' Fidelio,' ' Don Giovanni,' ' Der Freyschutz,' 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail,' alternately with more modern works such as ' Robert le Diable,' ' Les Huguenots,' ' La Favorita,' and others. Madame Rudersdorff was…   more >>
cite as

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. 120-121. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427471871517 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Manchester

Experience Information

Date/Time at the end of 1855
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:57:51 +0000
Approved on Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:52:08 +0100