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Collection name
Playbills (1818-70)
Unique identifier
Df.1.56
Description
Playbills: 1 box (1818-1870)
Collection of ca. 65 playbills in 2 separate parts. First is a set of 20 concert programmes and playbills, mostly from performances in Vienna (1834-70).
Highlights include:
Clara Wieck (piano): Saale der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (21/1/1838)
Theodor Kullak (piano): Saale der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (5/2/1843)
Teresa and Maria Milanollo (violin) (21/5/1843)
Alfred Jaëll (piano): Saale der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (12/1/1845)
Karl Tausig (piano): Convict-Saale (31/10/1865)
Anton Rubinstein (piano): Saale der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (22/2/1870)
The second part contains 40 operatic and theatrical playbills from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh (1818-32) and 4 from the Caledonian Theatre, Edinburgh (1830).
Date range
1818 - 1870
Associated People and Organisations
Schumann, Clara -
Rubinstein, Anton -
Kullak, Theodor 1818 - 1882
Milanollo, Maria 1832 - 1848
Milanollo, Teresa -
Jaëll, Alfred 1832 - 1882
Tausig, Karl 1841 - 1871
Associated Places
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna
Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
Associated Times
19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850
19th century - early 1800-1836
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Opera
Playbills
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University of Edinburgh, Library, Special Collections
George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LJ United Kingdom Open Map
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