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 273:

Next came an air, also of Mozart, sung by Grisi, beginning “Laudate Dominum,” and ending with the "Gloria Patri.” She sung this better than that of the preceding day, and it was beautifully accompanied on the organ by Dr. Crotch.

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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. 273. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448982281247 accessed: 25 November, 2024

location of experience: Westminster Abbey

Listeners

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

Listening to

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Mozart air
written by Mozart
performed by Grisi

Experience Information

Date/Time 1834
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:04:41 +0000
Approved on Sat, 22 Oct 2016 11:12:34 +0100