Mary Delany in London - at the end of 1743
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, page 227:
Letter from Mrs. Delany to Mrs. Dewes, at Mrs. Granville's, at Gloucester, Clarges Street, 18 Nov., 1743 -
I was at the opera of Alexander, which under the disguise it suffered, was infinitely better than any Italian opera ; but it vexed me to hear some favourite songs mangled. I think I may say my pencil has produced a good piece. I have bought a very fine head ruffles and tucker of Mrs. Carter—new fashioned Brussels, it comes to near fifty pounds : is not that extravagant ? Tis very pretty
as well as fine.
cite as
Mary Delany, and Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, volume 1/2 (London, 1861), p. 227. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434636631296 accessed: 26 January, 2025
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The Opera of Alexander
written by George Frideric Handel |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | at the end of 1743 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:10:31 +0100
Approved on Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:26:56 +0100