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102 Anne Reese Willén<br />

The c<strong>on</strong>tent of For<strong>on</strong>i’s programme does not reflect <strong>the</strong> most comm<strong>on</strong><br />

repertoire, but follows <strong>the</strong> standard pattern <strong>in</strong> terms of types of works, mix<strong>in</strong>g<br />

vocal and <strong>in</strong>strumental pieces. The follow<strong>in</strong>g programme, from a c<strong>on</strong>cert<br />

given by <strong>the</strong> mezzosoprano Henriette Nissen-Saloman <strong>in</strong> October <strong>the</strong><br />

same year, is more typical:<br />

Grand vocal and <strong>in</strong>strumental c<strong>on</strong>cert, 11 October 1850 13<br />

First secti<strong>on</strong><br />

1) Overture to <strong>the</strong> opera Hämden [The Revenge], Siegfrid Saloman<br />

2) Aria from <strong>the</strong> oratorio Judas Maccabaeus, Handel<br />

3) Capriccio <strong>on</strong> Swedish folks<strong>on</strong>gs for cello, B Romberg<br />

4) Aria from <strong>the</strong> opera La Favorite, D<strong>on</strong>izetti<br />

5) Aria from <strong>the</strong> melodrama Lucrenzia Borgia, D<strong>on</strong>izetti<br />

Sec<strong>on</strong>d secti<strong>on</strong><br />

6) Overture to <strong>the</strong> opera “Lulu”, Kuhlau<br />

7) “Die Bettler<strong>in</strong>e”, aria from Le Prophéte, Meyerbeer<br />

8) Figaro’s aria from The Barber of Seville, Ross<strong>in</strong>i<br />

9) Duet from The Barber of Seville, Ross<strong>in</strong>i<br />

10) Recitative and aria from Ernani, Verdi<br />

This programme is more typical of c<strong>on</strong>certs arranged by vocal artists <strong>in</strong> that<br />

it features more vocal pieces than if an <strong>in</strong>strumental artist had arranged it.<br />

The opera selecti<strong>on</strong>s corresp<strong>on</strong>d closely with <strong>the</strong> opera repertoire at <strong>the</strong><br />

Royal Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />

There was an <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g tendency at <strong>the</strong> Royal Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g> from 1853<br />

to divide <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>certs <strong>in</strong>to three secti<strong>on</strong>s 14 , <strong>on</strong>e of which (often <strong>the</strong> last) was<br />

dedicated to <strong>on</strong>e multi-movement piece, typically a symph<strong>on</strong>y. This is an<br />

example of a typical three-secti<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cert:<br />

Grand vocal and <strong>in</strong>strumental c<strong>on</strong>cert, 6 March 1853, arranged by Andreas<br />

Randel 15<br />

First secti<strong>on</strong><br />

1) “Jubel-ouverture” [Rejoice overture], A Randel<br />

2) Viol<strong>in</strong> c<strong>on</strong>certo <strong>in</strong> A m<strong>in</strong>or, Viotti<br />

13 C<strong>on</strong>cert programme published <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> daily playbill, 11 October 1850, Kungliga Teaterns<br />

arkiv (The Royal Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g> archive), “Kungliga teaterns äldre affischsaml<strong>in</strong>g”,<br />

L1A 1844-1880.<br />

14 Based <strong>on</strong> a survey of <strong>the</strong> programmes published <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> daily playbills posted at <strong>the</strong><br />

Royal Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g> between 1844 and 1880. Kungliga Teaterns arkiv (The Royal<br />

Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g> archive), “Kungliga teaterns äldre affischsaml<strong>in</strong>g”, L1A 1844-1880<br />

15 The viol<strong>in</strong>ist Andreas Randel (1806-1864) was <strong>on</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> two c<strong>on</strong>certmasters of <strong>the</strong><br />

Royal Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g> Orchestra. C<strong>on</strong>cert programme published <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> daily playbill, 6<br />

March 1853, Kungliga Teaterns arkiv (The Royal Swedish <str<strong>on</strong>g>Opera</str<strong>on</strong>g> archive), “Kungliga<br />

teaterns äldre affischsaml<strong>in</strong>g”, L1A 1844-1880.

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