in London - 23 January, 1744
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, page 254:
Letter from Mrs. Delany to Mrs. Dewes, Clarges Street, 24 Jan. 1743-4 - I was yesterday morning at Mr. Handel's to hear the rehearsal of Semele. It is a delightful piece of music, quite new and different from anything he has done : but I am afraid I shall hear no more music this year, and that will be a loss to me,—but the harmony of friendship must make up that loss. As we have a prospect of meeting soon I defer a particular account of it till we meet. Francescina is improved, and sings the principal part in it.
Mary Delany, and Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, volume 1/2 (London, 1861), p. 254. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434462946983 accessed: 23 December, 2024
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Semele
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Madame Duparc La Francesina |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 23 January, 1744 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |