The singers for this concert at Buckingham Palace were the Austrian soprano Pauline Lucca (1841-1908), the internationally renowned Polish tenor Jean de Reszke (1850 – 1925), the French tenor Ernesto Nicolini (1834-1898), the French mezzo-soprano Zélia Trebelli (1834-1898), the English tenor Joseph Maas (1847-1886) and the Spanish coloratura soprano Adelina Patti (1843-1919). The concert was conducted by the English pianist, violinist, organist, conductor and composer William Cusins (1833-1893). Pieces played and sung during the evening included the overture to the play Struensee, the song 'Fanciulle che il cor' from Dinorah, and the recitative 'O jours heureux' from L'Etoile du Nord by Giacomo Meyerbeer; the duet 'Là ci darem la mano' from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the solo 'Viens, je sais un riant asil' and the duet 'Dal terreno ambir fallance' from Vélleda by Charles Lenepveu, the Chorus of Gnomes and Symphs from The Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz, the solo 'Die Loreley' by Franz Liszt, the solo 'Quando le sere' from Luisa Miller by Verdi, the solo 'Nella calma' from Romeo e Giulietta by Gounod, the chorus with solo 'L'Invocazione all'Armonia' by H.R.H. the Prince Consort, and the trio 'Le faccio un inchino' from Il Matrimonio Segreto by Cimarosa.