Richard Edgcumbe in Westminster Abbey - 1834
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 255-6:
To this long list [of male opera singers] must be added the singers of the Italian opera […] which might well have been spared, as they contributed little to the interest of the performances. These were Giulietta Grisi, Rubini, Ivanhoff, Zu- chelli, and Tamburini; the first engaged for two of the days, the men for one only. They could have been engaged at all, only for the sake of their names, which stand very high in their profession; but though excellent at the opera, they were ineffective in the Abbey, and it was known they would be … 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. 255-6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448640538484 accessed: 10 December, 2024
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written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Antonio Tamburini, Giulietta Grisi, Ivanhoff, Rubini, Zucchelli |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1834 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |