Fourth Earl of Orford in Richmond, Surrey - between 20 August, 1791, 12:00 AM and 21 August, 1791, 12:00 AM
from Letter from Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 23 August 1791, pages 46–47:
On Saturday evening I was at the Duke of Queensberry’s (at Richmond, s’entend) with a small company: and there were Sir W. Hamilton and Mrs. Harte; who, on the 3rd of next month, previous to their departure, is to be Madame I’Envoyée à Naples, the Neapolitan Queen having promised to receive her in that quality. […] Oh, but she sings admirably; has a very fine, strong voice; is an excellent buffa, and an astonishing tragedian. She sung Nina[*] in the highest perfection; and there her attitudes … more >>
Horace Walpole, Letter from Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 23 August 1791. In Mrs. Paget Toynbee (ed.), The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, volume 15 (Oxford, 1905), p. 46–47. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1535023861083 accessed: 29 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Neapolitan dance wtih castanets | performed by Princesse di Castelcigala |
| 'Nina' | performed by Mrs Harte |
| Music for harp | performed by Comtesse Émilie de Boufflers |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between 20 August, 1791, 12:00 AM and 21 August, 1791, 12:00 AM |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
The song 'Tre giorni son che Nina' has been attributed at various times to Pergolesi, Rinaldo and Ciampi. The true composer remains unknown.