Omai in London - 14 December, 1775

from Journal of Frances Burney, 14 December 1775, page 65:

To our great surprise, who, late in the Evening, should Enter, but Omiah!... We asked if he had been to the Opera? He immediately began a squeak, by way of imitation, which was very ridiculous; however, he told us he thought the music was very fine; which, when he first heard it, he thought detestable.
cite as

Frances Burney, Journal of Frances Burney, 14 December 1775. In Frances Burney, and Peter Sabor and Lars E. Troide (ed.), Journals and Letters (London, 2001), p. 65. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1396021682491 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Omai
1753-1780

Listening to

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an operatic performance

Experience Information

Date/Time December, 1775
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Baglet on Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:48:02 +0000