Michael Kelly in London - 1805

from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, page 206:

My management at the Opera this season was going on triumphantly. Winter produced 
a new serious opera, entitled "L'Amore Fraterno." The music was very fine. Mrs.
Billington was the Heroine, and sang with all her usual fascination, ably
supported by the two tenor singers Viganoni and Braham. Winter also composed the music of the grand ballet of "Achilles," which was excellent ; as well as the
ballet itself, composed by D'Egville, who in this, as well as many other pieces of a similar nature, has proved himself a great master of his art. His powerful …   more >>
cite as

Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 206. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437308275313 accessed: 24 April, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Michael Kelly
theatre manager, Composer, Singing
1762-1826

Listening to

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L' Amore Fraterno
written by Winter
performed by John Braham, Mrs Billington, Viganoni
Achilles
written by Winter

Experience Information

Date/Time 1805
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:17:55 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:03:13 +0000