George Canning et al. in Paris - September, 1826
from Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 22 September 1826, page 393:
I took Mr. Canning to see Pasta for the first time in ‘Otello.’ He was very honest about it, which is all I can say; she does not appear to him better than another.
cite as
Henrietta Elizabeth [Harriet] Leveson Gower, Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 22 September 1826. In F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville, 1810–1845, volume 1 (London, 1894), p. 393. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1537283703302 accessed: 15 November, 2024
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Otello
written by Gioachino Rossini |
performed by Giuditta Pasta |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | September, 1826 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Harriet Leveson Gower's sister, Georgiana Dorothy Howard, was titled Lady Morpeth until September 1825, after which she was titled Lady Carlisle.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:15:03 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:13:45 +0100