Luisa Tetrazzini in London - 1908
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 311-2:
To conclude my impression of Madame Tetrazzini, I should like to add how wonderfully she finished the Cabaletta in Lucia, commencing a shake on B flat and finishing her cadenza on the high E flat in Alt. Soon after this I made the acquaintance of the gifted artiste and found her most charming and unassuming. One day when I called on her she asked me to try over some English songs with her, which she has since sung at concerts. When I gave my Diamond Jubilee Con- cert in 1908 she insisted on buying tickets for it, as she was very anxious to hear Madame Patti, whom she had never heard sing. … more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 311-2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436518097111 accessed: 3 January, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers
'Pur dicesti'
written by Antonio Lotti |
performed by Adelina Patti |
'Voi che sapete' from The Marriage of Figaro
written by Mozart |
performed by Adelina Patti |
Home, sweet home
written by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, John Howard Payne |
performed by Adelina Patti |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1908 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |