Mr Banks in Liverpool - January, 1856
from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , pages 359-360:
Mr. Banks, who came to inquire about the programme for his coming concert, told me he had heard Jenny Lind in the 'Messiah' at Liverpool; according to him she has fallen off, and the applause, though still great, was not to be compared with the enthusiasm of former days.
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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. 359-360. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430081770286 accessed: 26 December, 2024
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Messiah
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Jenny Lind |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | January, 1856 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:56:10 +0100
Approved on Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:24:40 +0100