Final Rehearsal for Theodore Thomas’s Annual Concert
Event Information
Venue(s):
Irving Hall
Conductor(s):
Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra]
Price: Free for ticket holders to the concert on Saturday night
Event Type:
Orchestral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
22 July 2010
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
08 May 1863, 2:00 PMProgram Details
1st US perf
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
2)
aka Harold in Italy;
Composer(s): Berlioz
Participants: Alfred F. Toulmin [harp]; Edward Mollenhauer [viola-vn]
Citations
2)
“We would call attention to the fact that on Friday next, at two o’clock P.M., the last rehearsal of the grand symphony by Berlioz, ‘Harold in Italy,’ will take place at Irving Hall.”
4)
“A work of this massive character should be heard as often as possible, and for this reason Mr. Thomas has arranged the present opportunity. All holders of tickets for the concert [05/09/63] will be admitted by showing them to the doorkeeper at the Hall.”