Thirty Years' Musical Recollections [Paperback]

A lively commentary on European operas performed in London from 1847 to 1859, and the opera stars of the time.This is the second of two volumes originally published in 1862, in which the long-time music critic of The Athaneum gives a year-by-year commentary on the European operas, ballets, singers and dancers popular in London from 1830 to 1859. It covers the period from 1847 to 1859.This is the second of two volumes originally published in 1862, in which the long-time music critic of The Athaneum gives a year-by-year commentary on the European operas, ballets, singers and dancers popular in London from 1830 to 1859. It covers the period from 1847 to 1859.Thirty Years' Musical Recollections, first published in 1862, is a year-by-year commentary in two volumes on the European operas, ballets, singers and dancers popular in London from 1830 to 1859. Its author was music critic of The Athaneum for over thirty years and also wrote book reviews, novels, plays and poems. Volume 2 covers the period 18471859 and serves as a valuable reference work to the musical life of London during these years. It begins with an account of the deterioration of Her Majesty's Theatre and the opening of the Royal Italian Opera. Chorley intersperses discerning observations about the changing trends in public taste with descriptions of famous opera singers  including Mademoiselle Alboni, Signor Ronconi, the Countess Rossi, Madame Ristori and Madame Pauline Viardot  and highlights their more noteworthy performances. The book is an entertaining eyewitness account of the lively musical scene in mid-nineteenth-century London.1. The year 1847. Mademoiselle Alboni. Signor Ronconi; 2. The year 1848 (Her Majesty's Theatre); 3. The year 1848 (Royal Italian Opera). M. Mayerbeer's operas. Madame Pauline Viardot; 4. The year 1849 (Her Majesty's Theatre). The Countess Rossi; 5. The year 1849 (Royal Italian Opera). M. Meyerbeer's operas  Le Proph?te. M. Auber's operas; 6. The year 1850 (Her Majesty's l3„