Richard Edgcumbe in UK - at the end of the 1770's

from Musical Reminiscences: Containing an Account of Italian Opera in England, From 1773. The Fourth Edition, Continued to the Present Time, and Including The Festival in Westminster Abbey., page 15:

I was in the habit of so hearing him [Pacchierotti] most frequently, and having been intimately acquainted with him for many years, am enabled to speak thus minutely of his performance. On such occasions he would give way to his fancy, and seem almost inspired: and I have often seen his auditors, even those the least musical, moved to tears while he was singing.

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Richard Edgcumbe, Musical Reminiscences: Containing an Account of Italian Opera in England, From 1773. The Fourth Edition, Continued to the Present Time, and Including The Festival in Westminster Abbey. (London, 1834), p. 15. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445955912022 accessed: 10 December, 2024

location of experience: UK

Listeners

Richard Edgcumbe
Amateur Actor, Amateur Musician, Politician, Writer
1764-1839

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performance of 'Unknown' performed by Gaspare Pacchierotti

Experience Information

Date/Time at the end of the 1770's
Medium live

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:25:12 +0000
Approved on Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:14:47 +0000