in Paris - 1828

from Musical Life in Paris (1817-1848): A Chapter from the Memoirs of Sophie Augustine Leo--Part II, pages 394-395:

With no prima donna at his disposal, but with a dancer of Noblet's ability at hand, the ingenious Scribe, for whom no diffi­culty had yet been insurmountable, determined to offer a libretto in which pantomime should count for more than song, and in 1828, some time after performances had been resumed, the Opera celebrated its real return to favor with the Muette de Portici. With­out exaggeration it may be said that the absence of a prima donna and the presence of a dancer like Noblet were the essential elements in the creation of the new work. The weekly meeting of a group of music …   more >>
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W. Oliver Strunk and Sophie Augustine Leo, Musical Life in Paris (1817-1848): A Chapter from the Memoirs of Sophie Augustine Leo--Part II. In The Musical Quarterly, volume Vol. 32, No. 2 (April, 1946), p. 394-395. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425291213865 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listening to

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Muette de Portici
written by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber

Experience Information

Date/Time 1828
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by mallen on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:13:34 +0000