Academy of Music Inaugural Matinee
Event Information
Venue(s):
Academy of Music
Manager / Director:
Max Maretzek
Conductor(s):
Claudio Solomon Grafulla
Carl Bergmann
Emanuel (Ernst) Grill
Price: $1
Event Type:
Band, Orchestral
Performance Forces:
Instrumental
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
7 January 2016
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
02 Mar 1867, 1:00 PMProgram Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
“On Saturday afternoon, from 1 o’clock until 4, the spacious auditorium and beautiful adjacencies of the new Academy will be thrown open to the public at a nominal price, admitting them to the first grand Promenade matinee of the season. The music will be furnished by the same superb orchestras that serve at the opera ball this evening. Ladies who are desirous of looking at the building, who are curious regarding its construction and conveniences, who wish to see how the vast audience-room appears when floored over and crowded with people, will find this an opportunity most admirable for the gratification of their desire and the satisfaction of their curiosity. The idea of a promenade concert in the day time is novel, but will doubtless be popular. To many the going to and returning from a ball at night is so fatiguing that all pleasure is lost; to such we cordially commend Maretzek’s ‘new idea.’”
“It will be a grand promenade concert by the great orchestras engaged for the Opera Ball, under Bergmann, Grill, and Grafulla.”