Record

Performance Title	Royal Choral Society (Twenty-Second Season 1892-1893) - Sullivan's 'The Golden Legend'
Performance Date	7 December 1892
Performance Day	Wednesday
Performance Time	20:00
Main Performers	Madame Albani, Clara Butt, Ben Davies, Mr Epstein, Mr George Henschel - vocals, Mr Hodge - organ
Choirs	Royal Choral Society
Conductors	Sir Joseph Barnby
Set List	'The Golden Legend', Sullivan
Performance Notes	This was Clara Butt's professional debut and premiere London appearance. Her mother and father were in the audience as were her school friends from Bristol. Following the performance Madame Albani said, 'She has the most beautiful voice in England'. (Taken from 'Clara Butt Her Life-Story', Winifred Ponder, George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1928)

Work

Ref No	Title	No of Performances
Ofadenoif_Lib	Royal Choral Society (Twenty-Second Season 1892-1893)	8

Performers

Code	Name of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3848	Albani; Dame; Emma (1 November 1847-3 April 1930); DBE; Canadian-British operatic soprano
DS/UK/167	Butt; Dame; Clara (1 February 1872-23 January 1936); DBE; English contralto singer
DS/UK/1616	Davies; Ben (1858-1943); Welsh tenor
DS/UK/4137	Henschel; Sir; George (1850-1934); German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, composer
DS/UK/4514	Hodge; Herbert (fl 1880s - 1917); British organist
DS/UK/49	Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/5412	Barnby; Sir; Joseph (1838-1896); English musical composer, conductor

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