Chopin in Dresden - November, 1830

from Selected Correspondance of Fryderyck Chopin, pages 63-4:

Of course the first person I visited here was Mlle Pechwell. She played at the music club on Friday and introduced me there. That very same evening the theatre was giving La Muette and it was difficult for me to choose, but since it was important to support the lady I went to the soiree. Another important reason which induced me to go was that the best local singer, Mme Palazzesi, of Italian extraction, would be singing... First they played the Fra Diavolo overture, then the Italian sang not at all badly.

cite as

Bronislaw Edward Sydow (Comp) and Chopin, and Arthur Hedley (ed.), Selected Correspondance of Fryderyck Chopin (Prescot, 1962), p. 63-4. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1426358377061 accessed: 4 October, 2024

location of experience: Dresden

Listeners

Chopin
Composer, Pianist
1810-1849

Listening to

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Fra Diavolo overture performed by Mme Palazzesi

Experience Information

Date/Time November, 1830
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:39:37 +0000
Approved on Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:52:24 +0100