Duke of Dorset et al. in Dublin - 22 January, 1752
from Letter from Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes, Delville 26 January 1752, page 81:
Last Saturday we were invited to the Primate's to hear music. D. D., Donnellan, and I went a little before 7; it was the Duke of Dorset's birthday, and the entertainment given in honour of it....Our music was chiefly Italian - the Stabat Mater, sung by Guadagni (whom you heard sing in Mr. Handel's oratorios) and Mrs. Oldmixon; Dubourg the principal violin: it was well performed and some of the duet parts are very pretty. They had more music after we left them, but we staid till nearly ten, which was a late hour for us.
Letter from Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes, Delville 26 January 1752. In Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and correspondence of Mary Granville, volume Series,1 Vol. III (London, 1861), p. 81. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1439573342618 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Stabat Mater
written by Pergolesi, Rossini |
performed by Dubourg, Gaetano Guadagni, Mrs. Oldmixon |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 22 January, 1752 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |