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| Spanish Riding School (Spanische Reitschule), Wien |
One morning I went to a musical
festival at which there were 1100 performers. I counted myself over 300
violins! The Emperor & Royal family were all present and I should say at
least 6000 spectators! It surpassed anything I have ever heard. The piece
performed was Timotheus, can hardly be called [83] Opera or Oratorio, by Handel.*
I shall never forget the sensation I had that morning. I did not think it
possible for that number of persons to officiate at once – and everything went
off most admirably.
*Actually, Alexander's Feast. This was a performance by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of Friends of Music) at the Spanish Riding School, home of the famed Lippizaner Stallions.
