Latin America & Caribbean
Description
This is a collection of Carreño's concert performances in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1863 and 1917. Details about each performance were identified and reviewed in primary source materials, archival holdings, as well as secondary source materials.
Collection Items
Private Concert (March 26, 1863)
On March 25, 1863 Carreño arrived in Havana, Cuba with her parents. The following day she gave a private concert in the Cerro district of Havana. She performed works by Chopin and her several of her own (unidentified) compositions.
Hotel Inglaterra (March 29, 1863)
Prior to her first public concert, Carreño gave a private concert at the Hotel Inglaterra to a group of distinguished guests. Her first public appearance took place immediately after Holy Week on April 8, 1863.
Liceo de la Habana (April 8, 1863)
Carreño made her debut at el Liceo de la Habana. She performed a Nocturne (Döhler, Theodor), Capriccio Brillante, op. 22 (Mendelssohn, Felix) accompanied by a quintet, and The Last Hope, op. 16 (Gottschalk, Louis M.), her own Saludo a Cuba and…
Teatro Tacón (April 12, 1863)
Carreño appeared in Havana at the Teatro Tacón. According to biographer, Marta Milinowski, she performed Nocturne in E-flat major (Chopin, Fryderyk), Fantasia (4-hd) (Pixis, Johann Peter), Jota de los Toreros (Yradier, Sebastian) with her father, and…
Liceo de la Habana (April 27, 1863)
Carreño gave her third concert in Havana at el Liceo de la Habana.
Liceo Ártistico y Literario (April 29, 1863)
Carreño gave one performance in Matanzas, Cuba.
Liceo de la Habana (May 13, 1863)
Final concert at the Liceo de la Habana. Carreño performed Last Hope (Gottschalk, L. M.), Variations on "Home! Sweet Home!," op. 72 (Thalberg, Sigismond), Grand Fantasia on Bellini's "I Puritani" (Herz, Henri), Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14 (Mendelssohn,…
Liceo de la Habana (December 15, 1865)
Carreño gave a second musical soiree at Liceo de la Habana. Her program included Grande Fantaisie et Variations sur "Don Juan," op. 14 (Thalberg, Sigismond), Printemps d'amour, op. 40 (Gottschalk, L. M.), Caprice sur "Ernani," op. 31 (Prudent,…
Sala Espadero (March 18, 1917)
Carreño appeared at the Sala Espadero in Havana, Cuba. She had planned a series of three concerts, which were cut short due to an sudden illness. She performed Sonata Appassionata, op. 57 (Beethoven, Ludwig van), Prelude in re bemol, op. 28, No. 15,…
Teatro Guzman Blanco (September 7, 1886)
Carreño appeared in a Gran Concierto de Gala del ilustre Americano with Giovanni Tagliapietra at Teatro Guzman Blanco in Caracas, Venezuela. She performed Fantaisie hongroise, con orquesta (Liszt, Franz), Berceuse (Chopin, Fryderyk), Une revue a…
Salon Capriles (May 30, 1886)
Carreño gave a concert with Giovanni Tagliapietra at Salon Capriles in Caracas, Venezuela. She performed Rhapsodie hongroise no. 2 (Liszt, Franz), Nocturne (Chopin, Fryderyk), Study in Octaves (Kullak, Theodor), Hexentanz (MacDowell, Edward), La jota…