Richard Edgcumbe in Germany - 1802

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 85-7:

But at Frankfort, during the fair, there was a German opera, which gave me considerable pleasure. I there saw the Achilles and the Camilla of Paër, the Axur Ré d’Ormus of Salieri, the Cosa rara of Martini, and other lighter pieces, all well performed. The first female singer was Madame Lang, who had long …   more >>

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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. 85-7. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446721175262 accessed: 10 November, 2024

location of experience: Germany

Listeners

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

Listening to

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Various performed by Krebs, Madame Gley, Madame Lang, Mademoiselle Muller

Experience Information

Date/Time 1802
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:59:35 +0000
Approved on Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:25:42 +0000