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Collection name
Academy of Ancient Music (1758)
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1042.i.8 (7.)
Description
A programme with words for a performance of Handel, The Messiah, given by the Academy of Ancient Music on 11 May 1758.
This document provides no indication of the performers involved or of the venue for the performance, although the latter might be assumed to have been the Academy's regular meeting place, the Crown and Anchor Tavern on the Strand.
Date range
1758 - 1758
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Handel, George Frideric -
Academy of Ancient Music -
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Crown and Anchor, Strand
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18th century - mid 1730-1775
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British Library
The British Library
St Pancras
,96 Euston Road
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