Documenting Teresa Carreno

A Musical Phenomenon... (October 27, 1862)

The Carreño family set sail from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Philadelphia in late July 1862. They arrived in New York City in late August 1862 and moved into an apartment at 118 2nd Avenue. Immediately following Carreño's arrival, newspapers began…

Tags: New York - New York, prodigy

Academy of Music (December 22, 1862)

In honor of her 9th birthday, Harrison arranged a concert at the Academy of Music at 8 pm. Madame Elena D'Angri, Mr. William Castle, Mr. S.T. Campbell, Mr. Theodore Thomas, Mr. F. Eben, and Signor Abella also performed. Carreño performed Last Hope,…

Tags: 1862, Academy of Music (New York), Caprice-Polka, Elena D'Angri, F. Eben, Gottschalk Waltz op. 1, Lafayette F. Harrison, Last Hope op. 16, Louis M. Gottschalk, New York - New York, S. T. Campbell, Signor Abella, Teresa Carreño, Theodore Thomas, William Castle

Academy of Music (December 24, 1864)

Carreño performed at the Academy of Music in a Grand Presentation Concert on Christmas Eve, sponsored by the New York Manufacturing Jewelers' Association. Tickets cost $1.

Tags: 1864, Academy of Music (New York), Bernard Bretto, G. Lotti, Morensi, New York - New York, Richards Bretto, Schrieno

Boston Music Hall (December 22, 1863)

Carreño performed in a Tenth Birthday Concert (with B.J. Lang who introduced the newly acquired organ) in Boston's Music Hall. She performed Marche de Nuit (Gottschalk, Louis M.), Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S.434 (Liszt, Franz), Grand…

Tags: 1863, B. J. Lang, Boston Music Hall, Franz Liszt, Grand Caprice on "La Sonnambula" op. 46, La Emilia Danza, Louis M. Gottschalk, Marche de Nuit, Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto S.434, Sigismond Thalberg, Teresa Carreño, Une larme Impromptu op. 5

Boston Music Hall (December 26, 1863)

Carreño was scheduled to give a Second Grand Concert at the Boston Music Hall with several artists, including Miss J. E. Houston, Mr. Lyman W. Wheeler, and Mr. H. Daum. This concert was cancelled due to an injury she sustained to one of her fingers.…

Tags: 1863, Boston Music Hall, H. Daum, J. E. Houston, Lyman W. Wheeler

Boston Music Hall (January 10, 1863)

Grand Gala Matinee and Juvenile Festival at the Boston Music Hall. According to the advertisement, Carreño invited and presented tickets to 1200 children. Concert began at 3 pm. Cost of tickets was $0.50.

Tags: 1863, Boston Music Hall, Massachusetts - Boston, matinee

Boston Music Hall (January 11, 1863)

Carreño performed in P.S. Gilmore's Grand Sacred Concert at Boston Music Hall with Mme. Anna Bishop. She was to perform Fantasia on Rossini's "Moses," op. 33 (Thalberg, Sigismond) and Jerusalem (Gottschalk, Louis M.) Cost of tickets was $.50.

Tags: 1863, Anna Bishop, Boston Music Hall, Fantasia on Rossini's "Moses" op. 33, Gilmore Grand Sacred Concert, Jerusalem, Louis M. Gottschalk, Massachusetts - Boston, Sigismond Thalberg

Boston Music Hall (January 17, 1863)

Carreño performed in three of the Gilmore Grand Concerts in Boston with Mme. Anna Bishop. This included two concerts on Saturday: a Grand Matinee Musicale in the afternoon with Mme. Anna Bishop (3 pm) and an evening concert (7:30 pm). These were…

Tags: 1863, Anna Bishop, Boston Music Hall, Gilmore Grand Concert, Grande Fantaisie sur "Moise" op. 33, Jerusalem, Louis M. Gottschalk, Massachusetts - Boston, matinee, Polka-Caprice, Sigismond Thalberg, Star Spangled Banner, Teresa Carreño

Boston Music Hall (January 18, 1863)

Carreño appeared in the third of Gilmore's Grand Sacred Concerts on Sunday evening at 7:30 pm with Mme. Bishop. Tickets cost $0.50.

Tags: 1863, Anna Bishop, Boston Music Hall, Fantasia on Rossini's "Moses" op. 33, Fr. Rudolphsen, Gilmore Grand Sacred Concert, Massachusetts - Boston, Sigismond Thalberg

Boston Music Hall (January 24, 1863)

Carreño performed Capriccio Brillant, op. 22 (Mendelssohn, Felix), Fantasia on Verdi's "I due Foscari" (Rossellen, Henri), and Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," op. 8 (Prudent, Émile) in the Second Philharmonic Concert with conductor…

Tags: 1863, Capriccio Brillante op. 22, Carl Zerrahn, Émile Prudent, Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" op. 8, Fantasia on Verdi's "I due Foscari", Felix Mendelssohn, Henri Rossellen, Massachusetts - Boston, Philharmonic Society of Boston

Boston Music Hall (January 24, 1863)

Carreño gave a gala matinee concert for the children of Boston at the request of the mayor, F. W. Lincoln, Jr. She performed Nuits d'Espagne, op. 40, E minor (Godefroid, Félix), Last Hope (Gottschalk, Louis M.), Variations on "Home! Sweet Home!,"…

Tags: 1863, Carl Zerrahn, Celia Ford née Houston, F. W. Lincoln Jr., Family concert, Félix Godefroid, George Danskin, Last Hope op. 16, Louis M. Gottschalk, Massachusetts - Boston, matinee, Nuits d'Espagne op. 40, Philharmonic Society of Boston, Sigismond Thalberg, Star Spangled Banner, Variations on "Home! Sweet Home!" op. 72

Boston Music Hall (January 30, 1863)

Carreño performed a farewell concert at Boston Music Hall with soloists: Addie S. Ryan, vocalist; Mr. August Suck, violinist; Mr. Baumbach, accompanist. Orchestra was conducted by Carl Zerrahn and the concert was under the management of George…

Tags: 1863, Addie S. Ryan, August Suck, Boston Music Hall, Capriccio Brillante op. 22, Carl Zerrahn, Concert Program, Felix Mendelssohn, George Danskin, L'Addio valse, Ludwig van Beethoven, Massachusetts - Boston, Mr. Baumbach, Piano Sonata no. 8 op. 13

Boston Music Hall (January 8, 1863)

Carreño appeared in her second Boston concert with Miss Matilda Phillipps, Mr. Charles Elliott, and Herr Von Adelung. She performed a Nocturne, [op. 13] (Ravina, Jean Henri), Caprice-Polka and Gottschalk Waltz (Carreño, Teresa), Grande Fantaisie sur…

Tags: 1863, Caprice sur "Ernani" op. 31, Caprice-Polka, Charles Elliott, Émile Prudent, Gottschalk Waltz op. 1, Grande Fantaisie sur "Moise" op. 33, Herr von Adelung, Jean Henri Ravina, Massachusetts - Boston, Matilda Phillipps, Nocturne op. 13, Sigismond Thalberg, Teresa Carreño

Boston Music Hall [?] (December 18, 1863)

Carreño gave a matinee concert in Boston to representatives of the press and invited guests.

Tags: 1863, Massachusetts - Boston, matinee

Chickering Hall (January 13, 1863)

Carreño performed a soirée de adieu in Chickering Hall. She performed Barcarolla (Thalberg, Sigismond), Souvenir d'Il Trovatore de Verdi, op. 79 (Goria, Alexandre Édouard), Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14 (Mendelssohn, Felix), Nocturne in…

Tags: 1863, Alexandre Édouard Goria, Barcarolla, Chickering Hall (Boston), Felix Mendelssohn, Fryderyk Chopin, Grand Fantasia on Bellini's "I Puritani", Henri Herz, Massachusetts - Boston, Nocturne dedicated to the Princess Belgioso, Nocturne in E-flat, Rondo Capriccioso op. 14, Sigismond Thalberg, Souvenir d'Il Trovatore de Verdi op. 79, Theodor Döhler

Chickering Hall (January 28, 1863)

Carreño performed for a private audience at Chickering Hall.

Tags: 1863, Chickering Hall (Boston), Massachusetts - Boston, private concert

City Hall (February 2, 1863)

Carreño appeared at City Hall in Cambridge, MA. She performed the works of Gottschalk, Rosellen, Prudent, Godefroid, Thalberg, and Beethoven, as well as one of her own compositions. Tickets cost $0.50 or $0.25 for students. Concert began at 7 pm.…

Tags: 1863, Capriccio Brillante op. 22, City Hall (Cambridge), Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Massachusetts - Cambridge, Piano Sonata no. 8 op. 13

City Hall (January 23, 1863)

Carreño gave a recital at City Hall in Cambridge, MA. She performed works by Chopin, Goria, Herz, Mendelssohn, and Thalberg. Tickets cost $0.50. Tickets for children, under 10 years of age, cost $0.25. Concert began at 7:30 pm.

Tags: 1863, Alexandre Édouard Goria, Capriccio Brillante op. 22, City Hall (Portland), Felix Mendelssohn, Fryderyk Chopin, Massachusetts - Cambridge, Sigismond Thalberg

Debut at Boston Music Hall (January 2, 1863)

For her Boston debut, Carreño performed Grand Fantasia and Variations on Bellini's "Norma," op. 12 (Thalberg, Sigismond), Souvenir d'Il Trovatore de Verdi, op. 79 (Goria, Alexandre Édouard), Variations on "Home! Sweet Home!," op. 72 (Thalberg),…

Tags: 1863, Alexandre Édouard Goria, debut, Germania Orchestra, Grand Fantasia and Variations on Bellini's "Norma" op. 12, Louis M. Gottschalk, Massachusetts - Boston, Matilda Phillipps, Nocturne, Sigismond Thalberg, Souvenir d'Il Trovatore de Verdi op. 79, Theodor Döhler, unidentified works, Variations on "Home! Sweet Home!" op. 72

Debut at Irving Hall (November 25, 1862)

Carreño opened the program with Rondo Brillant, op. 98 (Hummel, Johann Nepomuk), which was accompanied by a quintet (Mosenthal, Matzka, Bergner, C. Preusser). She also performed Grande Fantaisie sur "Moise," op. 33 (Thalberg, Sigismond), Nocturne…

Tags: Bergner, C. Preusser, debut, Elena D'Angri, Irving Hall, Jerusalem, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Louis M. Gottschalk, Matzka, Mosenthal, New York - New York, Nocturne, Rondo Brillant op. 98, Sigismond Thalberg, Signor Abella, Theodor Döhler, Theodore Thomas, Variations on "Home! Sweet Home!" op. 72, William Castle

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