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 <i>Struensee</i><i>, </i>the song 'Fanciulle che il cor' from <i>Dinorah, </i>and the recitative 'O jours heureux' from <i>L'Etoile du Nord</i> by Giacomo Meyerbeer; the duet 'Là ci darem la mano' from <i>Don Giovann</i>i by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the solo 'Viens, je sais un riant asil' and the duet 'Dal terreno ambir fallance' from <i>Vélleda</i> by Charles Lenepveu, the Chorus of Gnomes and Symphs from <i>The Damnation of Faust</i> by Hector Berlioz, the solo 'Die Loreley' by Franz Liszt, the solo 'Quando le sere' from <i>Luisa Miller</i> by Verdi, the solo 'Nella calma' from <i>Romeo e Giulietta</i> 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 <i>Il Matrimonio Segreto</i> by Cimarosa.
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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 <i>Struensee</i><i>, </i>the song 'Fanciulle che il cor' from <i>Dinorah, </i>and the recitative 'O jours heureux' from <i>L'Etoile du Nord</i> by Giacomo Meyerbeer; the duet 'Là ci darem la mano' from <i>Don Giovann</i>i by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the solo 'Viens, je sais un riant asil' and the duet 'Dal terreno ambir fallance' from <i>Vélleda</i> by Charles Lenepveu, the Chorus of Gnomes and Symphs from <i>The Damnation of Faust</i> by Hector Berlioz, the solo 'Die Loreley' by Franz Liszt, the solo 'Quando le sere' from <i>Luisa Miller</i> by Verdi, the solo 'Nella calma' from <i>Romeo e Giulietta</i> 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 <i>Il Matrimonio Segreto</i> by Cimarosa.