21 May 1825

A Grand Performance of Antient and Modern Music

London: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Time: Evening

 

Programme

Part I
Grand Coronation Anthem		Handel
From The Messiah      Recit., ‘Comfort ye’      Recit., ‘Behold a virgin shall conceive’      Air and Chorus, ‘O thou that tellest       good tiding to Zion’      Air, ‘Why do the nations’	Mr. Braham Miss Love     Mr. Bellamy	Handel
From Giulietta e Romeo Recit., ‘Tranquillo io sen fra poco’      Aria, ‘Ombra adorate aspetta’	Mme Pasta	Zingarelli
From Judas Maccabæus Song, ‘Arm, arm ye brave’	Mr. Bedford	Handel
Aria, ‘Gratias agimus tibi’	Miss Stephens;  Horn Accompaniment: Mr. Platt	Guglielmi
From The Creation: Aria, ‘In native worth’	Mr. Horn	Haydn
From Tancredi: ‘Ah si! pace, contento’	Mme Pasta, Mr. Braham	Rossini
From Judas Maccabæus: March		Handel
From Theodora: Air, ‘Angels, ever bright and fair’	Miss Graddon	Handel
From Kampf und Sieg: ‘Oh God, we praise thy name’	Miss Graddon, Messrs. Bellamy, Horn, Robinsons, Chorus	Weber
From Tancredi      Recit. ‘Tu che accendi questo core’      Aria, ‘Di tanti palpiti’	Mme Pasta	Rossini
From Israel in Egypt      Grand Scene      Chorus, ‘The Lord shall reign’      Recit., ‘For the host of Pharoah’      Air, ‘Sing ye to the Lord’      Chorus, ‘The horse and his rider’	Chorus Chorus Mr. Braham Miss Stephens Double Chorus	Handel
Trumpet Concerto	Mr. Norton

Part II
Overture, Der Freischütz		Weber
From Le nozze di Figaro      Duet, ‘Sull’aria…che soave zeffiretto’	Miss Graddon, Miss Stephens	Mozart
Grand Scene, ‘The battle of the Angels’        (words from Milton’s Paradise Lost)	Mr. Braham	Bishop
Ballad	[?] (first appearance in public)	Kathleen
Motet No.1, ‘O God when thou appearest’	Mrs. Bedford, Master Edmonds, Messrs. Horn, Tinney, Chorus	Mozart
From The Creation: Air, ‘With verdure clad’	Mme Caradori-Allan	Haydn
Song, ‘When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes’	Miss Cooke	Bishop
From Zuma: Echo Duet, ‘Ah! whither, whither is he staying?’	Miss Stephens, Mr. Braham	Braham
From Don Giovanni: Aria, ‘Il mio tesoro’	Mr. Horn	Mozart
From Der Freischütz: Recit. and Air	Miss Graddon	Weber
From Ricciardo e Zoraide      Terzetto, ‘Cruda sorte! Oh amor tiranno’	Miss Love, Mme Caradori-Allan, Mr. Braham	Rossini
Ballad (Scotch)      Recit., ‘When the sheep are in the fauld’      Air, ‘Young Jamie lov’d me weel’	Miss Stephens	Leeves
From The Creation      Recit., ‘And God said, Let there be lights’	Miss Stephens, Messrs. Bellamy, Braham	Haydn
Grand Piano Variations on a Military March with Orch. Accomp. (Alexander Variations)	Mr. Moscheles	Moscheles

Part III
From Preciosa      Overture      Quartet and Chorus, ‘A round a round’	Miss Graddon, Master Edmonds, Messrs. Bedford, Braham, Chorus; Accompaniment: Eight Horns	Weber
Song, ‘The harp that once through Tara’s halls’ (poetry by T. Moore)	Mrs. Bedford
From La gazza ladra      Aria, ‘Di piacer mi balza il cor’	Mme Caradori-Allan	Rossini
Song, ‘The sun his bright rays may withhold’	Mr. Braham	Braham
Song, ‘The soldier tir’d of war’s alarms’	Miss Stephens	Arne
Ballad, ‘If a body meet a body’	Miss Graddon
Grand Battle Sinfonia		Winter
National Anthem, ‘God save the King’      Solo and Chorus      Quartett        Chorus      Solo and Chorus	Miss Graddon, Chorus Mrs. Bedford, Master Edmonds,Messrs. Bedford, Braham   Miss Stephens

Principal Vocalists: Miss Cooke, Miss Graddon, Miss Love, Miss Stephens, Mesdames Caradori-Allan, Pasta, Mrs. Bedford; Master Edmonds, Messrs. Bellamy, Braham, Horn, Robinson, Tinney

Principal Instrumentalists: Messrs. Cramer, Fleischer, Greatorex, Harper, Leete, Mackintosh, Monzani, Marliotti, Moscheles, Nicholson, Petrides, Powell, Sharp, Schultz and two sons, Swillman, Tully Wallis, Willman

Leader: Mr. Thomas Cooke; Conductor:  Mr. Henry Rowley Bishop

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Encore: Ballad—Kathleen

Advertisements

Programme

Whitsun-Eve, May 21, 1825.

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

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A Grand and Popular

Selections of Music,

FROM THE WORKS OF

HANDEL, HAYDN, MOZART, ROSSINI,

K. M. Von WEBER, &c.

To conclude with, (first time at these Performances)

WINTER’S

Grand Battle Sinfonia,

Composed expressly for the ELECTOR OF BAVARIA, commemora-

tive of the BATTLE of WATERLLO.

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Leader of the Band Mr. T. COOKE.

The whole conducted by

Mr. H. R. BISHOP,

Who will preside at the Organ and Piano-Forte.

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Principal Vocal Performers.

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Madame PASTA

(Her first appearance at these Performances)

And Miss STEPHENS,

Miss GRADDON,

Miss COOKE,

Miss LOVE, Mrs. BEDFORD,

A YOUNG LADY,

(Her first appearance in public)

AND

Madame CARADORI.

Mr. BRAHAM,

Mr. HORN,

Mr. BEDFORD, Mr. ROBINSON,

Mr. TINNEY, Master EDMONDS,

AND

Mr BELLAMY.

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 The Choruses under the superintendence of 

Mr. WATSON.

[the rest of the programme includes the pieces performed with the lyrics]

[Foundling Museum]

Public Ledger and Advertiser (May 19, 1825): 1.

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.

THE Public is respectfully acquainted, that on SATURDAY next (Whitsun Eve), a Grand Performance of ANTIENT and MODERN MUSIC will take place at this Theatre, under the Direction of Mr. H. R. Bishop.

☞Particulars of which will be duly announced.

Principal Performers already engaged—Madame Pasta (her first appearance at these Performances), Misses Stephens, Graddon, Cooke, and Love; Mrs. Bedford, and Madame Caradori; Messrs. Braham, Horn, Bedford, Robinson, and Tinney; Master Edmonds, and Mr. Bellamy.

In the course of the Evening, a Concerto on the Piano Forte, by Mr. Mocheles (his first public Performance since his return from the Continent).

The Orchestra will be on the extensive scale usual on such occasions, and led by Mr. T. Cooke. The Choruses under the Superintendace [sic] of Mr. Watson. 

Public Ledger and Advertiser (May 20, 1825): 1.

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.

TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant.

Under the direction of Mr. H. R. Bishop, who will preside at

the Organ and Piano Forte,

A GRAND and POPULAR

SELECTION OF MUSIC.

From the Works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, K. M. Von Weber, &c.

Part I.—The Grand Coronation Anthem; March in Judas Maccabeus; and the Grand Scene from Israel in Egypt. At the end of the First Part, a Concerto on the Trumpet, by Mr. Norton.

Part II.—(By express desire) Overture to Der Freischutz; Mozart’s Mottetto; between the Second and Thirds Parts (by particular desire), the Emperor Alexander’s favourite March, with Variations, on the Grand Piano-Porte [sic], by Mr. Moscheles.

Part III.—A Selection from Weber’s “Preciosa;” Overture. To conclude with (first time at these performances) Winter’s Grand Battle Sinfonia, composed expressly for the Elector of Bavaria, commemorative of the Battle of Waterloo. The whole to conclude with the National Anthem, “God Save the King.” The Solos by Miss Stephens, Miss Graddon, Mr. Braham &c.

Principal Vocal Performers—Madame Pasta (her first appearance at these Performances), Misses Stephens, Graddon, Cooke, and Love, Mrs. Bedford; a Young Lady (her first appearance in public) and Madame Caradori; Messrs. Braham, Horn, Bedford, Robinson, and Tinney; Master Edmonds, and Mr Bellamy.

The Orchestra will be on the extensive scale usual on such occasions, and led by Mr. T. Cooke. The Choruses under the superintendance [sic] of Mr. Watson.

The Morning Post (May 20, 1825): 3.

WHITSUN-EVE.—NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—TO-MORROW, Saturday, May 21, 1825, under the Direction of Mr. H. B. BISHOP, who will preside at the Organ and Piano-forte, A GRAND and POPULAR SELECTION of MUSIC, from the Works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, R. M. Von Weber, &c. &c. Part I. The GRAND CORONATION HANDEL (Handel.) Grand Scene from ISRAEL in EGYPT.—Part II. (by Express Desire) Overture to DER FREISCHUTZ. MOZART’S MOTTETTO. Between the Second and Third parts (by particular desire), the Emperor Alexander’s favourite March, with variations, on the Grand Pianoforte, by Mr. MOSCHELLES (his first public performance since his return from the Continent).—Part III. A Selection from Weber’s “PRECIOSA.” To conclude with (first time at these Performances) WINTER’S GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA; composed expressly for the Elector of Bavaria, commemorative of the Battle of Waterloo. The whole to conclude with the National Anthem, “God save the King!” The Solos by Miss Stephens, Miss Graddon, Mr. Braham, &c. Principal Vocal Performers—Madame Pasta (her first appearance at these Performances), and Miss Stephens; Miss Graddon, Miss Cooke, Miss Love, Mrs. Bedford, a Young Lady (her first appearance in public), Robinson, Mr. Tinney, Master Edmonds, and Mr. Bellamy.—The Orchestra will be on the extensive scale usual on such occasions, and led by Mr. T. Cooke. The Choruses under the superintendence of Mr. Watson. The Dramatic Free List does not extend to these Oratorios. 

Public Ledger and Advertiser (May 21, 1825): 1.

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.

THIS EVENING, the 21st Instant.

Under the direction of Mr. H. R. Bishop, who will preside at

the Organ and Piano Forte,

A GRAND and POPULAR

SELECTION OF MUSIC.

From the Works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Rossini, K. M. 

Von Weber, &c.

[the rest is the same as issued in the Public Ledger and Advertiser on May 20]

Theatrical Observer (May 21, 1825): 3.

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

 This Evening,

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Recit. Mr Braham—Comfort ye,—&Air, Every valley

Recit. & Air, Miss Love—and Chorus. .O thou

Air, Mr Bellamy . . Why do the Nations

Scena, Mad. Pasta. . Ombra aderata aspetta

Recit. & Air, Mr Bedford. . Arm, arm, ye brave

Aria, Miss Stephens . . Gratias agimus tibi

Air, Mr Horn. . In Native worth

Duetto, Mad. Pasta, & Mr Braham

Air, Miss Graddon. . Angels ever bright and fair

Grand Chorus. . O God we praise thy name

Recitative ed Aria, Mad. Pasta. . Di tanti palpiti

Chorus. . The Lord shall reign

Recit. Mr Braham. . For the Host of Pharoah

Air, Miss Stephens. . Sing ye to the Lord

Double Chorus. . The horse and his rider

End of the First Part, A Concert on the Trumpet, by Mr Norton,

PART II. Overture to Der Freischutz

Duetto, Miss Stephens, & Miss Graddon. .Su L’Aria

Grand Scene, Mr Braham. The Battle of the Angels

Ballad, A Young Lady—Kathleen

Mozart’s Mottetto, O God when thou appearest

Air, Madame Caradori—With verdure clad

Air, Miss Cooke—When in disgrace

The Echo Duet, Miss Stephens, and Nr [sic] Braham

Air, Mr Horn, Recit. & Air, Miss Graddon,

Recit. & Air, Miss Stephens—Auld Robin Gray

Scena, Mr Braham—In splendour bright

Grand Chorus—Lhe [sic] Heavens are telling

The Emperor Alexander’s favourite March, with variations,

On the Grand Piano-Forte, by Mr Moscheles.

PART III. A SELECTION FROM WEBER’S “PRECIOSA.”

Quartett, Miss Graddon, Mess [sic] Braham, Edmonds and Bedford—A

Round, a merry laughing round.

Irish Melody, Mrs Bedford—The harp that once thro’ Tara’s halls.

Aria—Madame Caradori. Air, Mr Braham—The Sun his bright rays

Air, Miss Stephens—The Soldier tired.

Scotch Ballad, Miss Graddon—Comin’ tho’ the rey.

To which will be added, Winter’s Grand Battle Sinfonia.

to conclude with GOD SAVE THE KING

The Morning Post (May 21, 1825): 1.

[Same as issued in The Morning Post on May 20]  

Reviews

Theatrical Observer (May 23, 1825): 1.

Drury Lane Theatre.

THERE was a Selection of Music performed at this Theatre on Saturday night, being Whitsun-Eve. We understand it was well attended, and that the whole gave great satisfaction.

The Morning Post (May 23, 1825): 1.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

There was a most delectable Musical treat at this Theatre on Saturday evening. The selections were all made with great taste, and that the execution was admirable, will readily be believed, when it is mentioned that the performers were Mr. BRAHAM, and Mr. BELLAMY, Madame PASTA, Madame CARADORI, Miss STEPHENS, Miss GRADDON, Miss LOVE, Miss COOK, and a most promising debutante.—The latter, a modest and highly interesting young Lady, sung the beautiful Irish Ballad of Kathleen la Moor, with such sweetness, taste, and science, as to leave no doubt of her becoming a considerable acquisition to the vocal corps. She was unanimously encored, and her happy exertions were each time crowned with the warmest and most merited applause.