Wilhelm Ganz in London - 12 April, 1849
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 6-7:
Unfortunately, Jenny Lind was persuaded in the zenith of her career (I believe by the Bishop of Norwich) to give up the operatic stage and sing only for the glory
of God. The astounding news of her decision came in the spring of 1849 with Mr.
Lumley's announcement of a final series of operas in concert form. Only one took
place when Die Zauberflote was given. It was described as a "Grand Evening Classical Performance." Jenny Lind sang the part of Pamina, and Lablache showed his usual droll humour as Papageno. I played the bells in his song. My
diary says:
'Wednesday. There was a … more >>
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Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 6-7. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435914907053 accessed: 14 December, 2024
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The Magic Flute
written by Mozart, Amadeus Mozart |
performed by Jenny Lind, Luigi Lablache |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 12 April, 1849 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by sp327 on Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:15:07 +0100
Approved on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:21:18 +0000