Colossal Operatic Concert: 12th

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Conductor(s):
G. Carlberg

Price: $.50; $.50 extra reserved

Event Type:
Band, Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Apr 1874, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Ninth Regiment Band;  Ilma di Murska;  Italo Campanini;  Evasio Scolara
2)
Lurline, overture
aka introduction; Loreley
Composer(s): Wallace
3)
Schallwellen, op. 148
Composer(s): Strauss
4)
Stabat Mater, "Cujus animam"
Composer(s): Rossini
Participants:  Italo Campanini
5)
Pardon de Ploërmel, Le, "Ombre légère qui suis mes pas"
aka Shadow dance; Schattentanz; Shadow song
Composer(s): Meyerbeer
Text Author: Barbier, Carré
Participants:  Ilma di Murska
6)
Reminiscences of Bellini
Composer(s): Godfrey
7)
INTERMISSION
8)
Zampa, overture
aka Introduction
Composer(s): Hérold
9)
Dom Sébastien, roi de Portugal, "Seul sur la terre"
aka Deserto in terra; On earth alone; romance ; romanza
Composer(s): Donizetti
Participants:  Italo Campanini
10)
Martha, "Letzte Rose"
aka Last rose of summer; Qui sola virgin rosa
Composer(s): Flotow
Participants:  Ilma di Murska
11)
Tour of Europe
aka Musical tour of Europe; Panorama musicale
Composer(s): Conradi
12)
Ballo in maschera, Un, duet
Composer(s): Verdi
Participants:  Ilma di Murska;  Italo Campanini
13)
Tête de l’armée
aka Tete de l’armee
Composer(s): Hart

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 26 April 1874, 11.

Includes program.

2)
Review: New-York Times, 27 April 1874, 4.

“The usual Sunday concert took place at the Grand Opera-house, which was graced by the presence of a large audience, yesterday evening. Mme. Di Murska rendered the ‘Shadow Song,’ from ‘Dinorah,’ and ‘The Last Rose of Summer;’ Signor Campanini sang with the lady the fine duet from ‘Il Ballo,’ and Signor Scolara contributed two numbers to the programme. The vocal performances were so badly accompanied that their effect was spoiled. Few brass bands can successfully set aside their special instruments and take to furnishing an accompaniment of strings, and the encouragement the entertainments we refer to receive, entitle the public as well as the artists to something better than was accorded last night.”