John Beard in Drury Lane - 1789
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, pages 330-331:
I this season received a most flattering mark of attention from Mr. John Beard, the celebrated English tenor singer. He did me the honour to come from his house at Hampton (as he told me) to hear me sing " Spirit of my Sainted Sire," in "The Haunted Tower ;" he sat in the Drury Lane orchestra box, with his trumpet to his ear, for he was very deaf ; and after the opera was over, came upon the stage to me, and was pleased to express himself in high terms of approbation. I confess such a tribute from such a man was gratifying in the extreme.
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Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 1 (London, 1826), p. 330-331. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435249088047 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Spirit of my Sainted Sire
written by Stephen Storace |
performed by Michael Kelly |
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Date/Time | 1789 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:18:08 +0100
Approved on Sun, 03 Jan 2016 22:58:47 +0000