John Lloyd Williams in Her Majesty's Theatre - mid July, 1881
from J. Lloyd Williams Diaries 1880-1, pages iii:
To Her Majesty’s O[pera] H[ouse] had a seat in the front of the amphitheatre stalls - too high by far for hearing - what a bore this dressing is - why should it have such importance - What an immense building - 6 tiers
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Carmen - Overture
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John Lloyd Williams, J. Lloyd Williams Diaries 1880-1. In NLW, number GB 0210 JLLW MB1/1, p. iii. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447417078706 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Carmen
written by Georges Bizet |
performed by Adelina Patti, Luigi Arditi |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | mid July, 1881 |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
J. Lloyd Williams occasionally includes highly detail accounts of performances he attends, which are complicated by their hasty script. In this instance he describes a performance of Carmen at Her Majesty's Theatre (he calls it Opera House), though some of his commentary is illegible, there are still interesting observations present.