John Sims Reeves (1821-1900) as Edgardo in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
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ca. 1847 (published)
ca. 1847 (published)
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Sims Reeves (1821-1900) was the foremost English operatic, oratorio and ballad tenor of his day. The role of Edgardo in Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor played a special part in his career. It was the role in which he made his debut in Italian opera on 29 October 1846 at La Scala in Milan, with Catherine Hayes as Lucia, and his first principal role on the English operatic stage, with Louis Jullien's English Opera company at Drury Lane Theatre in December 1847. At Drury Lane the production was conducted by Hector Berlioz and sung in an English version, with Julie Doras-Gras as Lucia.
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| Title | John Sims Reeves (1821-1900) as Edgardo in Gaetano Donizetti's <i>Lucia di Lammermoor</i> |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph |
| Brief description | Music sheet cover illustrated with a portrait of John Sims Reeves (1821-1900) as Edgardo in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor |
| Physical description | Colour songsheet cover with portrait of John Sims Reeves as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. |
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| Literary reference | Lucia di Lammermoor |
| Summary | Sims Reeves (1821-1900) was the foremost English operatic, oratorio and ballad tenor of his day. The role of Edgardo in Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor played a special part in his career. It was the role in which he made his debut in Italian opera on 29 October 1846 at La Scala in Milan, with Catherine Hayes as Lucia, and his first principal role on the English operatic stage, with Louis Jullien's English Opera company at Drury Lane Theatre in December 1847. At Drury Lane the production was conducted by Hector Berlioz and sung in an English version, with Julie Doras-Gras as Lucia. |
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| Other number | F.87-2 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.2008-2009 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2009 |
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