Messiah Annual Performance: 13th

Event Information

Venue(s):
Church of the Puritans

Conductor(s):
Frédéric Louis Ritter

Price: $2.25 for family of three; $1 single tickets

Event Type:
Choral, Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 October 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details

Orchestra selected by Eben.

Theodore Thomas, concertmaster.

Performers and/or Works Performed

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 December 1864, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 26 December 1864, 5.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 26 December 1864, 7.

“The solos will be sustained by Mrs. S. Mozart, soprano; Miss C. V. Hutchings, alto; Mr. George S. Weeks, tenor; Mr. J. R. Thomas, bass; pianist, Mr. E. J. Connolly. . . . The orchestra has been selected by Mr. Eben with special reference to oratorio music. . . . Conductor, Mr. F. L. Ritter; Leader, Theo. Thomas. Trumpet solo, Mr. Dietz.”