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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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