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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…
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…
Irving Hall (November 7, 1862)
On Friday, November 7, 1862, Lafayette F. Harrison organized a private concert in Irving Hall, in which Carreño appeared with Theodore Thomas as the assisting artist. At this concert, she performed the following works: Souvenir d'Il Trovatore de…
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…
Irving Hall (November 29, 1862)
At Carreño's second grand concert at Irving Hall, she was to perform the following works: Barcarolla (Thalberg, Sigismond), Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," op. 8 (Prudent, Émile), Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14 (Mendelssohn, Felix) and…
Irving Hall (December 13, 1862)
Carreño appeared in the second concert of the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn with Mme. D'Angri, Mr. Toulmin, harpist, and the Teutonia Society of New York. She performed Grand Fantasia and Variations on Bellini's "Norma," op. 12 and Variations on…
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,…
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),…
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…