Murio-Celli and Pupils: Operatic Entertainment

Event Information

Venue(s):
Allemania Hall

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 April 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Apr 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Composer(s): Verdi
Participants:  Miss [soprano] Heviti (role: Violetta)
3)
aka Lucy of Lammermoor
Composer(s): Donizetti
Participants:  G. [tenor] Boy;  L. [soprano] Seton (role: Lucia)
4)
Composer(s): Donizetti

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 April 1870, 16.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 25 April 1870, 6.

“An operatic entertainment will be given on Friday at Allemannia [sic] Hall by Madame Murio-Celli and her pupils. Parts of ‘Traviata’ and ‘Lucia’ constitute the performance.”

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 27 April 1870, 15.
4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 April 1870, 9.
5)
Review: New York Post, 30 April 1870, 2.

“At the pleasant Allemannia [sic] Hall in Sixteenth street there was last night an agreeable entertainment given by the pupils of Madame Murio-Celli, the programme including abridged acts from ‘Traviata’ and ‘Lucia.’ Of course, as an amateur performance, it was not to be judged by professional standards; but it displayed decided ability. Miss Heviti as the prima donna in ‘Traviata’ was much applauded; and Miss L. Seton in singing the music of Lucia revealed a rich sympathetic voice. That most useful singer on such occasions, Signor Boy, was the first tenor of the evening, and imparted to the whole affair quite an artistic tinge. The septette [sextet] in Lucia deserved an encore. It only needed more finish and expression to be really worthy of the lyric stage. Altogether Madame Celli has reason to be proud of her pupils and of her success with them.”

6)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 02 May 1870, 5.

“An agreeable musical entertainment was given at Allemania Hall, East Sixteenth-st., on Friday evening last, in which the principal part was borne by the young lady pupils of Madame Murio-Celli. Portions of ‘La Traviata’ and ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ were sung with the assistance of Señor Boy as first tenor, Miss Heviti assuming the role of Violetta, and Miss L. Seton that of Lucia. Both these ladies made an excellent impression on the audience, and the whole performance reflected credit alike upon the pupils and the teacher.”