Michael Kelly in Dublin - August, 1811
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, pages 270-271:
August 1811, Signora Bertinotti, Naldi, Signer Cavini, a very sweet tenor
singer, and his wife, a very pretty singer, and beautiful woman, Madame Naldi, Miss Naldi, and myself, were engaged by Mr. Jones to perform two Italian operas
at the Dublin Theatre. One of them was "II Furbo contro il Furbo;" the other,
Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte." Signora Bertinotti, who was one of the most popular
prima donnas on the Italian stage, pleased very much; but the houses not
answering the expectations either of ourselves or Mr. Jones, we performed very
few nights, and… more >>
cite as
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 270-271. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437498491403 accessed: 5 October, 2024
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'Così fan Tutte' K588
written by Mozart |
performed by Michael Kelly, Madame Naldi, Miss Naldi, Naldi, Signer Cavini, Signora Bertinotti |
II Furbo contro il Furbo | performed by Michael Kelly, Madame Naldi, Miss Naldi, Naldi, Signer Cavini, Signora Bertinotti |
Experience Information
Date/Time | August, 1811 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:08:11 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:00:42 +0000