Audiences Gallery

Audiences with Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, 1365

Audiences with Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. In crown and ermine cape, he receives boxes of gold and silver 1, diplomas 2, coins from common informers or conspirators 3, and coins from well-dressed men 4. Monetari, Delatori. Miniatures from the Vienna Codex of the Golden Bull, an illuminated manuscript prepared for King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, 1365. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844

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Cartoon, Music Hall Proprietors

Cartoon, The dismay of the Music-Hall Proprietors when they heard of the threatened destruction of the Inventions Exhibition, knew no bounds. The International Inventions Exhibition, held in South Kensington, London, from 4 May 1885, was taking audiences away from the theatres and music halls.
1885

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With the open-air concert season upon us, we take a look back to one such occasion in

With the open-air concert season upon us, we take a look back to one such occasion in July 1973, when visitors to Alnwick Castle found themselves being entertained by members of the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra.
An octet of wind players gave a concert in the grounds of the castle, consisting of music by Mozart and Mtys Seiber.
Concert manager Tony Froud said: The sort of music they are playing was written for open-air performances, usually to accompany a meal or for light entertainment after dining. Weve found them extremely popular elsewhere.
The orchestra followed up with a concert in Beverley Minister the following day, then a weeks work recording two programmes for BBC Radio Three, before rounding off their season with five concerts in the Lake District

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