Sir Augustus Harris et al. in London - 1886
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, page 317:
A few days afterwards I told her that I was arranging the music at the dinner of the Royal Theatrical Fund at the Freemason's Hall, when the late Sir Augustus Harris (at that time Mr. Augustus Harris) took the chair, and I asked her to help for this good cause, to which she consented. One of her songs was Gounod's " Ave Maria," with Mademoiselle Anna Lang's violin obbligato. It created a great sensation, and Augustus Harris, who had never heard this beautiful song before, was charmed with it. At the conclusion of the entertainment Mrs. Armstrong, with the rest of the artists who had … more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 317. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436459343773 accessed: 9 December, 2024
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Ave Maria
written by Charles Gounod |
performed by Anna Lang, Nellie Melba |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1886 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |