Thomas Ryan in North America - the 1800's
from Recollections of an old musician, page 165:
Madame Urso deserves something more than a mere passing mention. She is easily the most remarkable violin player who ever came to America and made her home among us. I well remember her as she appeared at her debut in Jonas Chickering’s piano rooms. She was then a little girl of eleven, with the same sad and interesting face that she has now. Yet, when not playing, she is full of fun, and her conversation is richly humorous.
Her playing as a child was very … more >>
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Thomas Ryan, Recollections of an old musician (New York City, 1899), p. 165. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450278992417 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Il Pirate
written by Artot |
performed by Madame Urso |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1800's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:16:32 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:55:11 +0000