in Covent Garden - 24 February, 1744
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, page 271:
Letter from Mrs. Delany to Mrs. Dewes, Clarges Street, Feby. 25th, 1743-4 - Well, to change from discord to harmony I will shift my subject, and tell you I was last night to hear Samson. Francescina sings most of Mrs. Cibber's part and some of Mrs. Clive's : upon the whole it went off very well, but not better than last year. Joseph, I believe, will be next Friday, but Handel is mightily out of humour about it, for Sullivan, who is to sing Joseph, is a black with a very fine voice, and Beard has no voice at all. The part which Francescina is to have (of Joseph's wife) will not admit of much… more >>
Mary Delany, and Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, volume 1/2 (London, 1861), p. 271. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434464242611 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Samson
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Madame Duparc La Francesina, Performers at Theatre Royal in Covent Garden |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 24 February, 1744 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |