Gustav Mahler himself in London (1892)

In 1879, Augustus Henry Glossop Harris (1852-1896), later Sir Augustus Harris, one of the greatest impresarios of his age, became manager of the Drury Lane Theatre. In 1882, he managed a season of German Opera performances, put on by the concert promoter Hermann Franke and Bernhard Pollini (1838-1897), the Intendant of the Hamburg Stadttheater. The season […]