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., page 269:
[…] Braham and Miss Stephens, left silent too long, were again heard, but neither to the best advantage. He had to sing only the common recitatives between the parts of the chorus, “The Lord shall reign,” which are generally given to a secondary singer, and she the short solo (between recitative and song) “Sing ye to the Lord,” which again was rather beyond her present powers, and she did not give it with that … 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. 269. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448981024747 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Israel in Egypt
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Braham, Miss Stephens |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1834 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |