Mary Delany in Haymarket Opera, London - November, 1736
from Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany: with interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, pages 578-579:
Bunny came from the Haymarket Opera, and supped with me comfortably. They have Farinelli, Merighi, with no sound in her voice, but thundering action — a beauty with no other merit ; and one Chimenti, a tolerable good woman with a pretty voice, and Montagnana, who roars as usual! With this band of singers, and dull Italian operas, such as you almost fall asleep at, they presume to rival Handel — who has Strada, that sings better than ever she did; Gizziello, who is much improved since last year; and Annibali who has the best part of Senesino's voice and … more >>
Mary Granville, and Augusta Hall (ed.), Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany: with interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, volume 1 (London, 1861), p. 578-579. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444424062896 accessed: 16 October, 2024
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Experience Information
Date/Time | November, 1736 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |