Concert audience in Ferrara - 1808

from My Musical Life, page 351:

At Ferrara both he and his violin met with a different reception. A singer had failed him, and he had induced a danseuse who had a pretty voice to come to the rescue. Some graceless fellow in the audience hissed her singing, which caused PAGANINI to take a revenge little suited to the occasion. In his last solo he imitated the cries of …   more >>

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Hugh Reginald Haweis, My Musical Life (London, 1898), p. 351. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437823700026 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Ferrara

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performance of 'Unspecified' performed by Unnamed female singer, Paganini

Experience Information

Date/Time 1808
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by sp327 on Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:28:20 +0100
Approved on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:14:51 +0100