Richard Edgcumbe in England - 1826

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 168-9:

[…] whereas Bonini, trained by him [Velluti], accustomed to sing with him, and having acquired all his peculiar graces, was exactly suited to him by equality of power, and similarity of style: in the duettos accordingly nothing could be more perfect than the union of their voices.

cite as

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. 168-9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446823433860 accessed: 4 October, 2024

location of experience: England

Listeners

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

Listening to

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performance of 'Unknown' performed by Bonini, Velluti

Experience Information

Date/Time 1826
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:23:54 +0000
Approved on Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:16:10 +0100