Historical Concert
1893-94: Six Historical Concerts Illustrative of the Development of Dramatic music
French opera in the 17th and 18th Centuries
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Vocalists:- Miss Copeland, Miss Kruger, Mr J.A.Y. Stronach, Mr J. H. Kennedy, etc
Accompanist:- Mr A Scott Jupp
Part I
1. Act I., scenes 1,2, and 3, of the opera "Armide" (1686) ... Jean Baptiste de Lully
Armide - Miss Copeland; Sidonie and Phénice - Miss Krüger; Hydraot - Mr Kennedy
2. Act II., scene 5 "Enfin il est en ma puissance, ce fatal ennemi, ce superbe vainqueur," of the opera "Armide" ... Lully
Armide - Miss Copeland
3. Aria, "Bois épais," from the opera "Amadis de Gaule" (1684) ... Lully
Mr Kennedy
Part II
Act V. (with some omissions) of the opera "Castor et Pollux" (1737) ... Jean Philippe Rameau
Jélaïre - Miss Copeland; Phébé - Miss Krüger; Castor - Mr Stronach; Pollux and Jupiter - Mr Kennedy
Part III
1. Romance, "Ah! lorsque la mort trop cruelle enleva ce fils" from the opera "Joseph" ... Etienne Nicolas Méhul
Miss Krüger
2. Romance, "A peine au sortir de l'enfance," from the opera "Joseph" ... Méhul
Mr Stronach
3. Ariette from the opera "Les deux Avares (1770) ... André Erneste Modeste Grétry
Miss Copeland
4. Cantabile "Ah! sur moi vengez-vous," from the opera "La Caravane du Caïre" ... Grétry
Miss Krüger
5. Chorus, "Après un long voyage," from "La Caravane du Caïre ... Grétry
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