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'Drury Lane', Illustrated London News, 8 April 1843, p. 239

8 Apr 1843

'Drury Lane', Illustrated London News, 8 April 1843, p. 239. A review of the new opera 'Sappho', in which Clara Novello performed the title role.

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Performances

1843-1845

Transcribed reviews of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's first vocal performances in public in 1843 and a print for the National Anti-Corn Law League Quadrilles dated 1845.

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Portraits of

1838-1840

Four printed portraits of Clara Anastasia Novello published between 1838 and 1840, around the time of her opera studies in Milan in 1838 and before her marriage to Giovanni Battista Gigliucci in 1843.

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Playbills for Mr. Benedict's Benefit at the Theatre Royal

17 Jul 1843

Two playbills for Mr. Benedict's Benefit at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, on 17 July 1843. Both Clara Anastasia Novello and her sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello performed as vocalists.

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Transcribed reviews of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's vocal performance

1843

Transcribed review of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's vocal performance at Mr. Bendict's Benefit at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 17 July 1843, at which her sister Clara Anastasia Novello also sang. T...

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Portrait mounted on board

c. 1843

A print of a portrait by G.T. Payne after H. Winterhalter, published by S. Hollyer of 89 Chancery Lane, London. The sitter has dark curly hair and holds a flower in their proper right hand. Mounted on...

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Cowden Clarke, Charles to Peacock, H.B.

c. 1843

Undated handwritten letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to the Manchester magazine editor H.B. Peacock, noting his sister-in-law Clara Anastasia Novello's popular success as a singer and praising her pu...

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Lithograph of (Mary) Sabilla Novello

1847

Lithograph of (Mary) Sabilla Novello by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel and published by Dickinson & Son, 114 New Bond Street and J.A. [Joseph Alfred] Novello of 69 Dean Str...

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