Hermann Klein in Drury Lane - between 1874 and 1875
from Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, pages 57-58:
During the opera seasons of 1874-75, there appeared at Drury Lane a young Polish singer, who met with emphatic success in leading barytone parts such as the King ("Favorita"), Don Giovanni, De Nevers, Valentine, and Count Almaviva ("Le Nozze")- He also created a secondary part in Balfe's posthumous opera "II Talismano," which was produced in June, 1874, with Nilsson, Tietjens, Campanini, and others in the cast. I distinctly recollect him in two characters Don Giovanni and De Nevers. It seemed to me that he had a beautiful voice, of almost tenor quality, and both… more >>
Hermann Klein, Thirty Years of Musical Life in London (New York, 1903), p. 57-58. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438974900290 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Don Giovanni
written by Mozart |
performed by De Keschi |
Nozze di Figaro
written by Mozart, Mozart |
performed by De Keschi |
II Talismano
written by Michael Balfe |
performed by Campanini, Christine Nilsson, De Keschi (Jean de Beszke), Theresa Tietjens |
Experience Information
Date/Time | between 1874 and 1875 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |