Articles on the Grau-Brignoli Court Case

Event Information

Venue(s):

Manager / Director:
Jacob Grau

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
29 August 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Aug 1864

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Grau Havana Opera Company;  Pasquale Brignoli

Citations

1)
Article: New York Post, 19 August 1864, 2.

Grau-Brignoli court case.

2)
Article: New York Post, 20 August 1864, 2.
More Grau vs. Brignoli.
3)
Article: New York Clipper, 27 August 1864, 158.

Brignoli sues Grau for $15,000 back pay.  Grau counter-sues Brignoli for $12,000 for violating his contract.  John A. Godfrey also sues Brignoli for $1,500 “due him for legal services and money advanced on account of the singing man.”