Richard Edgcumbe in UK - late 18th Century
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., pages 19-20:
At length the long expected and much praised Maccherini made her appearance, and never was expectation more completely disappointed. Her voice was a mere thread, scarcely audible in the orchestra, and her performance in every respect (like her countenance) miserable in the extreme […]
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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. 19-20. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445957251664 accessed: 24 December, 2024
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hide composers| performance of 'Unknown' | performed by Maccherini |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | late 18th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:47:32 +0000
Approved on Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:16:02 +0000