Thirty Years' Musical Recollections

A lively commentary on European operas performed in London during 1830–1847, and the opera stars of the time.

Henry Fothergill Chorley (Author)

9781108001403, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

336 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg

Thirty Years' Musical Recollections, first published in 1862, is a year-by-year commentary in two volumes on the European operas, ballets, singers and dancers popular in London from 1830 to 1859. It's author was music critic of The Athaneum for over thirty years and also wrote book reviews, novels, plays and poems. Volume 1 covers the period 1830–1847 and serves as a valuable reference work to the musical life of London during these years. Starting with his reminiscences of the opera season in 1830, Chorley takes the reader on a journey from early performances of Italian and German opera in England, via works by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti and the first appearances of Lablache and of Mademoiselle Taglioni, through to Verdi's operas in 1846. He also describes famous opera singers including Maria Malibran, Giambattista Rubini, Madame Grisi, Madame Pasta, Madame Persiani, Rachel Felix, Signor Mario, and Mademoiselle Jenny Lind.

1. The year 1830
2. The year 1831
3. The year 1832
4. The year 1833
5. The year 1834
6. The year 1835
7. The year 1836
8. The year 1837
9. The year 1838
10. The year 1839
11. The year 1840
12. The year 1841
13. The year 1842
14. The year 1843
15. The year 1844
16. The year 1845
17. The year 1846
18. The year 1847.

Subject Areas: Classical music [c 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4]