Michael Kelly in London - the 1800's

from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, page 207:

The "Orazj," or, "Gli Orazj ed i Curiazj," was got up for Grassini with all care 
and attention: the music (the finest serious opera Cimarosa ever produced) was
delightful, and drew crowded houses to the King's Theatre, as it did at Venice,
where it had been originally produced. In my opinion, the acting of Grassini in
this opera was almost as fine as Mrs. Siddons" : higher praise she could not wish for ; the passage, where she exclaimed, "O, Orazio, mio bene," leaning over
her dead husband, was positively heart-rending.
cite as

Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 207. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437308607850 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Michael Kelly
theatre manager, Composer, Singing
1762-1826

Listening to

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Gli Orazj ed i Curiazj
written by Domenico Cimarosa
performed by Grassini

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1800's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:23:27 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:05:01 +0000