Alexander Mackenzie in Sondershausen - the 1860's
from A Musician's Narrative :
Few lads can have had such exceptional chances of hearing the amount and variety of music as were mine. Considering the number of works with which I became acquainted–some of them, more's the pity, hardly to be revived again–in Opera alone my schooling was extensive. The singing may not have been of the highest excellence (while it compared favourably with that to be heard on many of the more celebrated operatic stages), but ensemble and orchestra playing were as perfect as the artistic conscience could achieve. Our Fürst had a carriage running on rails which conveyed him each evening … more >>
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Alexander Mackenzie, A Musician's Narrative (London, 1927). https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431101718227 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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The Magic Flute
written by Mozart, Amadeus Mozart |
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Barbiére | |
Dinorah | |
Don Juan
written by Franz Liszt, Richard Strauss, Mozart |
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Fidelio
written by Beethoven, Beethoven |
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Fra Diavolo | |
Freischütz
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
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Gustave | |
Jean de Paris | |
Joseph
written by Méhul |
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La Juive | |
La dame blanche
written by François-Adrien Boïeldieu |
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Le maçon
written by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber |
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Les Huguenots | |
Lestocq | |
Masaniello | |
Nozze di Figaro
written by Mozart, Mozart |
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Preciosa | |
Robert le Diable | |
Seraglio | |
Zampa | |
ou Le Bal Masqué | |
William Tell (opera)
written by Rossini |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1860's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by gkw on Fri, 08 May 2015 17:15:18 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:55:27 +0100