Charles Burney in Milan - 18 July, 1770

from Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney, page 47:

I was very much disappointed yesterday. The opera was not Piccini’s but a pasticcio, nor is he here. However, there were pretty things and some of them I am sure by him.

cite as

Charles Burney, and Herbert Edmund Poole (ed.), Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney (London, 1974), p. 47. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444131664572 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Milan

Listeners

Charles Burney
musicologist, Musician, Writer
1726-1814

Listening to

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Opera
written by Piccini

Experience Information

Date/Time 18 July, 1770
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:41:04 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:47:39 +0000