Benjamin Lumley - 8 June, 1848
from Reminiscences of the Opera, page 220:
On Thursday, the 8th of June, she appeared in a second new part, the Adina of the "Elisir." Again the same triumph — the same enthusiasm! That inexpressible charm which pervaded almost all the impersonations of the gifted songstress, gave a new stamp to the character of the village coquette. Of the singing of the part it would be needless to speak further. "Such an Adina we have never beheld," was the judgment of the day — Gardoni, Beletti, and Lablache, all heard and seen to signal advantage, gave the crowning colour of excellence to the rendering of Donizetti's charming opera buffa.
<< lessBenjamin Lumley, Reminiscences of the Opera (London, 1864), p. 220. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438765478053 accessed: 30 November, 2024
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L'Elisir d'Amore
written by Gaetano Donizetti |
performed by Giovanni Beletti, Italo Gardoni, Jenny Lind, Luigi Lablache |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 8 June, 1848 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |