Richard Edgcumbe - 1825
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 162-4:
At the moment when he [Signor Velluti] was expected to appear, the most profound silence reigned in one of the most crowded audiences I ever saw, broken on his advancing by loud applauses of encouragement. The first note he uttered gave a shock of surprize, almost of disgust, to inexperienced ears, but his performance was listened to with attention and great applause throughout, with but few … 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. 162-4. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446820734391 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Il Crociato in Egitto
written by Giacomo Meyerbeer |
performed by Caradori, Garcia, Signor Velluti |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1825 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |