Granville George Leveson-Gower et al. in Rome - 19 January, 1843, at night
from Letter from Lady Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 20 January 1843, page 349:
The Levesons heard Clara Novello last night at the Opera, in the ‘Puritani.’ Nothing ever equalled the furor of applause, wreaths, nosegays. She was dragged home in a car, all surrounded by people with torches.
cite as
Henrietta Elizabeth [Harriet] Leveson Gower, Letter from Lady Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 20 January 1843. In F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville, 1810–1845, 3rd edition, volume 2 (London, 1894), p. 349. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1538662776163 accessed: 5 October, 2024
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I Puritani
written by Vincenzo Bellini |
performed by Clara Novello |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 19 January, 1843, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Granville George Leveson-Gower was Harriet Leveson-Gower's eldest son.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:19:36 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:02:47 +0100