Michael Kelly in Dublin - 1789
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, page 322:
There was at this time a subscription concert, held at Freemasons Hall, called the Academy of Ancient Music, under the direction of Dr. Arnold ; I was engaged also at that concert for the season. The subscribers were chiefly bankers and merchants from the city ; I think I hardly ever saw a greater assemblage of beautiful women. In the summer of 1789, Mrs. Crouch and I went to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Liverpool, and had a pleasant and profitable campaign. We performed " The Haunted Tower," in Dublin, with complete success. The morning after the first night's performance of that opera, I … more >>
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 1 (London, 1826), p. 322. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435246296080 accessed: 3 October, 2024
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Haunted Tower
written by Stephen Storace |
performed by Michael Kelly, Mrs Crouch |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1789 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |