Lady Sydney Morgan in Como - early 19th Century

from Italy Volume 1, page 187:

 

The Saint's day [St. Abbondio] was ushered in by all the splendour of Italian skies; the waters were blue and brilliant as the heavens: every steeple sparkled in the sunshine; and every bell tolled, from the shores of the Chiavenna, to the Duomo of Como. Not a mountain, not a paese in the district, but had yielded up its inhabitants to the festivity of the season: some issued …   more >>

cite as

Lady Sydney Morgan, Italy Volume 1, volume 1 (1821), p. 187. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1516534240565 accessed: 14 December, 2024

location of experience: Como

Listeners

Lady Sydney Morgan
Novelist
17??-1859

Listening to

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Orchestral music
written by Rossini
a musical mass

Experience Information

Date/Time early 19th Century
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:30:40 +0000
Approved on Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:31:44 +0000