Richard Edgcumbe in England - early 19th 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 138-9:
The company for the three following seasons was throughout respectable, though without any very prominent talent among the male performers. Among them however may be distinguished the first tenor Curioni, who has a very sweet and pleasing voice, and is an agreeable though not a great singer; and Zucchelli, who possesses the most soft, mellow, and flexible bass voice I almost ever heard. But it was headed by two excellent first women, Ronzi … more >>
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. 138-9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446811837346 accessed: 13 November, 2024
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Listening to
hide composersperformance of 'Unknown' | performed by Camporese, Curioni, Ronzi de Begnis, Zucchelli |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |