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Event title:

Song and zither performance given by the six Kärntner Singers in their national costume

Venue: Hotel de Saxe

Event type: Popular social musical and dance events

Date: 19/01/1859 7.30pm

Season: Carnival

Keywords: Public performance events, Restaurant - coffee house - hotel - inn events, Folk culture, Foreign musicians in Prague

Programme unspecified:

General participants:

Kärntner Singer- and Zither-Plucker-Society: participating ensemble, vv, zither

Commentary:

Although the Prager Morgenpost advertisement gave no further details of this event, this newspaper on 30/1/1859 contained a brief report noting that the ‘Kärntner Singer- and Zither-Plucker-Society is well-loved by our public’, and enthusing about their recent performances.

Summary of sources:

Prager Morgenpost (19/01/1859)
Prager Morgenpost (30/01/1859)