Hermann Klein in London - 1880
from Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, pages 90-93:
I made the acquaintance of Minnie Hauk in London during the season just referred to. A year or so later she married a well-known traveler and writer, Baron Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg. It was in 1880 that she joined the Carl Rosa troupe, and appeared at Her Majesty's in "Lohengrin," "Aida," and "Mignon" when these operas were given for the first time in English; also she made an admirable Katharine in Goetz's "Taming of the Shrew." In Wagner's opera she was ably supported by Herr Anton Schott; in "Mignon," by that admirable singer, Joseph Maas, the best … more >>
Hermann Klein, Thirty Years of Musical Life in London (New York, 1903), p. 90-93. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1439053707395 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Lohengrin
written by Richard Wagner |
performed by Minnie Hawk |
Aida
written by Giuseppe Verdi |
performed by Minnie Hawk |
Mignon | performed by Minnie Hawk |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1880 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |