John Evelyn - 27 January, 1682

from Diary of John Evelyn, 27 Jan. 1682:

After supper, came in the famous treble, Mr. Abel, newly returned from Italy; I never heard a more excellent voice; one would have sworn it had been a woman's, it was so high, and so well and skilfully managed.
cite as

John Evelyn, Diary of John Evelyn, 27 Jan. 1682. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, s.v. Abell, John (2004). https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1397137209835 accessed: 6 December, 2024

Listeners

John Evelyn
Diarist, Writer
1620-1706

Experience Information

Date/Time 27 January, 1682
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others

Originally submitted by th4 on Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:40:10 +0100