Richard Edgcumbe in England - mid 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., page 208:
Another she [Pasta] performed was La Somnambula, by Bellini, who has composed a great deal of music expressly for Rubini […] In the last opera both those performers sung and acted to perfection.
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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. 208. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448539085850 accessed: 3 January, 2025
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La Sonnambula
written by Felice Romani, Vincenzo Bellini |
performed by Rubini, Giuditta Pasta |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | mid 19th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:58:06 +0000
Approved on Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:32:35 +0000