Alexander Mackenzie in Sondershausen - the 1860's
from A Musician's Narrative , page 35:
A performance of Fidelio is unforgettable because the Florestan happened to be sung by a very obese tenor (with a fearful squint) carrying what is impolitely called a Bier-Bauch. When in the Dungeon Scene he rose from the straw in a starving condition imagination flatly refused to support the illusion.
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Alexander Mackenzie, A Musician's Narrative (London, 1927), p. 35. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431102091646 accessed: 24 April, 2024
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Fidelio
written by Beethoven, Beethoven |
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| Date/Time | the 1860's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Fri, 08 May 2015 17:21:31 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:55:11 +0100