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868 THE LEADER. ¦ ¦ Jffo. § 89, Satubb^
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868 The Leader. ¦ ¦ Jffo. § 89, Satubb^
868 THE LEADER . ¦ ¦ Jffo . § 89 , Satubb ^
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CRYSTAL PALACE SEASON 1857-8 . PROGRAMME . ' ¦ ¦ . . . . _ 4 ' " Th 3 Directors beg to announce that they have made the following arrangements for the ensuing season . ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA CONCERTS . The SEASON will COMMENCE on FRIDAY , the 1 st of May , 1857 , with a GRAND MORNING CONCERT , by the artistes of the Royal Italian Opera . These concerts having been honoured last year by such general approbation the Directors have entered into arrangements with Mr . Gyo to give a similar series of Twelve Concerts during the present « AntiQn ' ¦' .- ¦ ¦ ¦ , , ' -. ¦ . These concerts will be supported by tne following celebrated artistes : —Madame Grisi , Mademoiselle Rosa JJevnes , mademoiselle Marai , Mademoiselle Didiee , Mademoiselle larepa , and Madame Bosio . Signor Mario , Signor Boncpni , Signor Neri-Baraldi , Signor Gardoni , Signbr Graziarn , Herr formes , Signor Tagliaiico , Monsieur Zelger , Siguor Poloniui , and Signor Lablache . , ¦ » . ¦ ,. ' n ' ' .., _ , 3 ? ho grand orchestra of the Royal Italian Opera , with additional performers , and also the celebrated chorus , are engaged for the whole series . The musical direction of the wliole is in the hands of Mr . ttosta , who will himself conduct a portion of the concerts . With the above assemblage of artistes ib is hardly necessary for the Directors to state that the performances will be of the highest class , and capable of very great variety . The concerts will take place on the following Fridays , viz-: —May 1 st , 8 th , 15 th , 22 nd , 29 th , June 5 th , 26 th , July 3 rd , 10 th , 17 th , 24 th , 3 lst . The space allotted to the Concert-room last year ( extensive as it was ) having been found quite inadequate to accommodate the audiences , the Directors have this season determined to give the concerts in the Great Transept . , The two guinea , season tickets will be available for these concerts . Transferable tickets will also bo issued for each concert at 1 b . 6 d . each ; which tickets can be obtainedat the Company ' s offices , or any of the agents . In compliance -with a desire which -was univeisally expressed last season , a limited number of reserved stalls will be set aparb , which maybe taken for the Series of Twelve Concerts at one Ruinea each stall , or at lialf-a-crown each for a single concert . . II . CONCERT of the COLOGNE CHORAL UNION . The Directors have made arrangements with Mr . Mitchell for the services of the Cologue Choral Union ( Kolner Manner Gesangvorein ) ^ whose performances on their former visit have attracted enthusiastic admiration , for a Concert in the Centre Transept of the Palace , on Saturday , the Gth of June . N . B . JBoth classes of season tickets will be available for this concert .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 18, 1857, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18041857/page/22/
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