Sophie Augustine Leo in Paris - early 19th Century
from Musical Life in Paris (1817-1848): A Chapter from the Memoirs of Sophie Augustine Leo--Part I, page 271:
...[Grisi] impressed me deeply. One evening at Gerard's, Bellini, whose premature death was so severe a disappointment, stepped to the piano and accompanied her in his "Casta diva" - since then it has been torture for me to hear this interpreted by mediocre talents.
cite as
W. Oliver Strunk and Sophie Augustine Leo, Musical Life in Paris (1817-1848): A Chapter from the Memoirs of Sophie Augustine Leo--Part I. In The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr., 1931), volume Vol. 17, No. 2 (April, 1931), p. 271. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425120474141 accessed: 25 April, 2024
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Casta diva
written by Grisi, Vincenzo Bellini |
performed by Grisi, Vincenzo Bellini |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early 19th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by mallen on Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:47:54 +0000