Alexander Mackenzie in Italy - the 1880's
from A Musician's Narrative , page 99:
On our way to Florence the first music I heard in Italy was Mefistofele (Turin) and Aida (Pisa)–admirable performances in each case. Several subsequent opportunities of rehearsing Boïto's opera were taken in hopes of improving a first-formed opinion of its merits. But the early impression produced by the disconnected scenes and mixture of styles remained unchanged.
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Alexander Mackenzie, A Musician's Narrative (London, 1927), p. 99. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431463048347 accessed: 29 January, 2025
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Aida
written by Giuseppe Verdi |
performed by Pisa |
Mefistofele
written by Arrigo Boito |
performed by Turin |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1880's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 12 May 2015 21:37:28 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:41:15 +0100