Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Rauzzini’s European Career
- 2 A Debut Season at the King’s Theatre, 1774–75
- 3 Two Further Seasons at the King’s Theatre, 1775–77
- 4 Concerts and Composing, 1774–81
- 5 A Continuing Relationship with the King’s Theatre
- 6 A Life in Bath
- 7 The Bath Concerts
- 8 Final Curtain
- Appendix A Concert Programs, 1786–1810
- Appendix B Operatic Roles Performed by Venanzio Rauzzini
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix A - Concert Programs, 1786–1810
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2021
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Rauzzini’s European Career
- 2 A Debut Season at the King’s Theatre, 1774–75
- 3 Two Further Seasons at the King’s Theatre, 1775–77
- 4 Concerts and Composing, 1774–81
- 5 A Continuing Relationship with the King’s Theatre
- 6 A Life in Bath
- 7 The Bath Concerts
- 8 Final Curtain
- Appendix A Concert Programs, 1786–1810
- Appendix B Operatic Roles Performed by Venanzio Rauzzini
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The following list of concert programs has been compiled from the advertisements in the Bath Journal, the Bath Chronicle, and the Bath Herald, in addition to concert reviews and surviving handbills. It is not complete, as the surviving newspaper runs have missing copies, and some concerts were not advertised in full. The printed concert handbills are likely the most authoritative sources, but few of these have survived. Typical of newspaper advertisements of the period, compositions were usually not identified by name. As a result, the composer of a symphony, overture, concerto, or song might be given, along with the performer's name, but not the actual title of the music. As frustrating as this can be, it is indicative of an audience base as much interested in the performers as in the music to be performed. The following sigla have been used to identify the sources: * for the Bath Journal, ** for the Bath Chronicle, and *** for the Bath Herald. The locations for surviving handbills have been provided.
The concert reviews are often useful for filling in the titles of the music performed. Comparing the reviews and surviving handbills with the newspaper advertisements also reveals that what was actually performed often differed from the advertisements, as soloists took ill suddenly, or were otherwise prevented from performing. The following lists present the composer's name first, when known, and the performer's name given last, in parentheses. The title of the work performed has been standardized from the various sources, with any editorial additions shown in square brackets. Throughout, the references to Mr. Herschel (cellist) are to Alexander Herschel, who was the leading cellist in Bath for forty-five years.
1786–87 Concerts
Eight concerts were presented between November 15, 1786, and January 24, 1787—“One Act to consist of Antient, and the other of MODERN MUSIC.” Subscription costs: 1 guinea; non-subscriber's admittance: 5 shillings. Concerts began at 6:30 p.m.
Principal Vocal Performers: [Ann] Cantelo, [Marie] Chanu [Mrs. Pieltain in the 1787 listings], [Maria] Poole, [Charles] Incledon, and Rauzzini.
Principal Instrumental Performers: [Dieudonné] Pascal Pieltain (violin), [Tebaldo] Monzani (flute), [Alexander] Herschel (cello), [Johann] Cramer, Jr. (piano), and [Josiah] Ashley (oboe).
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- Venanzio Rauzzini in BritainCastrato, Composer, and Cultural Leader, pp. 287 - 353Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2015