Wilhelm Ganz in Covent Garden - 25 June, 1853
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 25-6:
Tamberlik studied with me Meyerbeer's Le Prophete, and also the title-role in Hector Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini. I was present at the first performance of the latter opera on June 25th, 1853. Berlioz conducted it himself, but it had no success, and was withdrawn after the second performance. My disappointment was great, as I had also coached Madame Nantier Didie for the part of Ascanio. My diary says: "May 22nd. To Madame Didie. M. Berlioz there: tried over Madame Didiee's part for his opera Benvenuto Cellini, which is to be pro- duced at Covent Garden under his direction. He beat… more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 25-6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435930476313 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers
Benvenuto Cellini
written by Berlioz |
performed by Enrico Tamberlik, Nantier Didie |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 June, 1853 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |