Opera Settecento She was quite a girl was Jane Barbier, the early 18th century diva who bestrode the London operatic scene. She was 'discovered' when, …
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Thomas Arne
Vauxhall Band at Crossrail Roof Gardens on the 9th July
The Crossrail Roof Garden (just above Canary Wharf station) is just the perfect place for the Vauxhall Band to be playing as it is a 21st century look-a-like of …
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Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
The Orchestra and Organ buildings in 1751, with fashionable visitors listening to the music For all of the details below, and for the illustations, I am …