Michael Kelly in Tottenham Court Road, London - late 18th Century
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, pages 320-321:
This season I was engaged by the noble Directors of the Ancient Concerts, as principal tenor. The night of my debut, the Earl of Uxbridge was the Director ; the songs allotted to me by his Lordship, were " Jephtha's rash vow," and the laughing song from L' Allegro, " Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee." The late Mr. Linley heard me sing it over and over again, and to his masterly instruction I owed the indulgence which I received. In singing sacred music I was aware of its value, and fagged at the tenor songs of Handel with unremitting assiduity. Mr. Joah Bates conducted those concerts,… more >>
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 1 (London, 1826), p. 320-321. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435165913179 accessed: 13 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersDeeper and deeper still | performed by Michael Kelly, Mr Bates |
Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Michael Kelly |
Jephtha's rash vow
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Michael Kelly |
Laughing Song
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Mr Harrison |
O come let us worship and fall down | performed by Mr Harrison |
Oft on a plat of rising ground | performed by Mr Harrison |
Experience Information
Date/Time | late 18th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |