1846—London, England: An image printed in theLondon Daily Newsdepicts a “monster concert” staged by Louis Antoine Jullien at Covent Garden (see 2 details and full image below). The performing forces, comprised of Jullien’s orchestra and 4 military bands, include at least 7 trombones: 4 ...
Opened by Boris Thomashefsky in 1912, seating roughly 2,000 in its auditorium plus another 1,000 patrons in its rooftop theater, the National Theatre initially focused on dramatic works. Upon reopening, the venue shifted its programming to comedies, musicals, revues, single acts, and Yiddish ...
1745—Salzburg, Austria: Heinrich Pichler, a student at the Benedictine University, describes a Vespers service at the Salzburg Cathedral performed by an orchestra of 3 trombones, 2 organs, 2 bassoons, 3 basses, and 12 violins. Also included are solo and ripieno singers, 6 trumpets, and tim...
Between the academic buildings and the warehouses, the architect François Delannoy identified a plot large enough for a concert hall seating some 1,055; this was inaugurated on July 7, 1811. Low on creature comforts but long on cachet, the Salle des Concerts du Conservatoire (or Salle des...