The Mapleson Memoirs, 1848-1888, vol IIMapleson, James Henry
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The Mapleson Memoirs, 1848-1888, vol II
Mapleson, James Henry
Opera -- England -- London; Opera -- United States
_Basses._
Rokitansky,
Bagagiolo,
Medini,
Castelmary,
Belval,
Junca,
Behrens,
Novara,
Cherubini,
Foli.
_Buffos._
Scalese,
Ciampi.
_Conductors._
Bevignani,
Vianesi,
Logheder,
Fred Cowen,
Bisaccia,
Pasdeloup,
Etc., etc., etc.
_Tragedian._
Tommaso Salvini.
The following celebrities ended their operatic career with me, having
remained for many years previously under my management.:--
Thérèse Titiens,
Giulia Grisi,
Marietta Alboni,
Fanny Persiani,
Pauline Viardot,
Mario,
Antonio Giuglini,
Italo Gardoni,
Ignazio Marini,
Karl Formes,
Sir Michael Costa.
The following works were, in England, first produced under my
management:--
_Faust_ Gounod.
_Damnation de Faust_ Berlioz.
_Messe Solennelle_ Rossini.
_Ballo in Maschera_ Verdi.
_Forza del Destino_ Verdi.
_I Vespri Siciliani_ Verdi.
_Carmen_ Bizet.
_Leila_ (_Pêcheurs de Perles_) Bizet.
_Mirella_ Gounod.
_Falstaff_ (_Merry Wives of Windsor_) Nicolai.
_Don Bucefalo_ Cagnoni.
_Hamlet_ Thomas.
_Rinnegato_ Orczy.
_Nicolo de Lapi_ Schira.
_Esmeralda_ Campana.
_Mefistofele_ Boito.
_Talismano_ Balfe.
_Ruy Blas_ Marchetti.
_Medea_ Cherubini.
_Iphigénie_ Gluck.
_Deux Journées_ Cherubini.
_Seraglio_ Mozart.
_Ring des Nibelungen_ Wagner.
The following revivals, among others, were given by me with entirely new
scenery, dresses, and decorations:--
_Fidelio_ Beethoven.
_Freischütz_ Weber.
_Oberon_ Weber.
_Aida_ Verdi.
_Flauto Magico_ Mozart.
_Anna Bolena_ Donizetti.
_Lohengrin_ Wagner.
_Dinorah_ Meyerbeer.
_Semiramide_ Rossini.
INDEX TO VOLS. I. AND II.
A.
Aaron, Sheriff, Vol. II., 81.
Abbey, Mr., Vol. I., 265, 308, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325; Vol.
II., 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 22, 27, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 79, 254.
Abbot, Emma, Vol. I., 190; Vol. II., 297.
Abramoff, M., Vol. II., 266.
Adams, J. McGregor, Vol. II., 232.
Adini, Mdme., Vol. I., 232.
Agnesi, Signor, Vol. I., 155; Vol. II., 299.
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