William Gardiner et al. - the 1820's
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, pages 725-6:
I was present when this extraordinary being [Mme Malibran] was introduced to Rossini, as a girl of fourteen, by her father Garcia. Having sang a cavatina, the grand maestro said, " Practice, Mademoiselle, and you must inevitably rise to the highest point of your profession...
cite as
William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 2 (London, January, 1838), p. 725-6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435441493640 accessed: 23 January, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| cavatina | performed by Maria Malibran |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1820's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:44:53 +0100
Approved on Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:33:24 +0100