Rose-Bell Soirée d’Adieu

Event Information

Venue(s):
Steinway Hall

Conductor(s):
[conductor] Gambagi

Price: $1

Event Type:
Chamber (includes Solo)

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 November 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Jun 1869, Evening

Program Details

The overture to Faust was performed on piano, organ, and violin. Rose-Bell wore a costume while singing the serenade from Gil Blas. Bussmeyer performed Mendelssohn’s “Hochzeitsmarsch” as an encore.

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Composer(s): Gounod
3)
Composer(s): Thomas
4)
Composer(s): Semet
Participants:  Rose Bell
5)
aka Midsummer night's dream, A; wedding march
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Participants:  Hugo Bussmeyer
6)
aka Devil's wedding
Participants:  Victoria [singer] Maurice (role: Petit Pierre);  Rose Bell (role: Jeannette);  [bass] Genot (role: Jean)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 June 1869, 9.

– “Mme. ROSE-BELL, AT STEINWAY HALL, has the honor to announce a GRAND FAREWELL MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.”

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 14 June 1869, 7.

“Mme. Rose Bell has, after all, concluded to take a benefit, but not at the Theatre Français. The interesting affair is announced to come off at Steinway Hall, on Friday evening.”

3)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 14 June 1869, 7.
4)
Announcement: New York Post, 14 June 1869.

Brief. “Rose Bell, the admired French prima donna, will give a farewell concert at Steinway Hall next Friday night, when several interesting musical novelties will be introduced.”

5)
Advertisement: Courrier des États-Unis, 16 June 1869.
6)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 June 1869, 12.

First advertisement with performer and program information. “NOTICE.—All the Scenes, Airs, Romances, &c., will be sung and represented by Mme. Rose Bell in appropriate costume.”