Philharmonic Society of New York Audition of Vocal Soloists

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Aug 1871, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York

Citations

1)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 04 August 1871.

“At Academy of Music 2:30 to meet Herr Carl Bergmann & other Philharmonic directors for a ‘private view’ of certain new vocal artistes. Schaad had provided a piano. A Mr. Louis Bless, a Gallic tenor, executed a striking melody from Mehul’s Joseph. A Miss Lisner (?) from Berlin, I think did certain toast-water music from Favorita & Traviata, and an American tenor (name forgotten) gave us the dreariest of long-winded arias from Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Only the Frenchman seemed anywhere near up to our mark. The poor little soprano was frightened, and, moreover, she is given over to tremolo vocalization, & hardly favored us with a single pure & steady note.”