Michael Kelly in Treviso - 1782

from Solo Recital, pages 103-104:

At one of Madame Marcello's concerts. I had the pleasure of hearing the greatest reputed dilettante singer in Europe, La Signora Teresa de Petris. Nor was her reputation higher than her merits; she had one of the finest voices I ever heard, combined with great science and expression: in addition to this, she was very beautiful and had about her all the Venetian fascination. She married a noble Venetian, Il Signor Veniera, but, for some reason, was separated from him. Her cavaliere servente was Count Vidiman, a handsome and rich young nobleman, who resided at Venice and who was devoted to music…   more >>
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Michael Kelly, and Herbert Van Thal (ed.), Solo Recital (London, 1972), p. 103-104. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1403081683325 accessed: 9 November, 2024

location of experience: Treviso

Listeners

Michael Kelly
theatre manager, Composer, Singing
1762-1826

Listening to

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Oratorios
written by George Frideric Handel, Pasquale Anfossi

Experience Information

Date/Time 1782
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Robert Fraser on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:54:43 +0100