Mary Berry in Paris - 31 March, 1802, at night
from Diary of Mary Berry, 31 March 1802, page 167:
In the evening to the Opera, in the box of the Swedish Minister. ‘LesMystères d’Isis’. The music is really beautiful, by Mozart; but all music becomes nearly alike by the manner in which they sing it, except just the two or three airs given by Laÿs. ‘The Mystères d’Isis’ is remarkable, even here, for its decorations and coup de thé… more >>
Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 31 March 1802. In Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 2 (London, 1865), p. 167. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1541696065060 accessed: 19 December, 2024
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Les Mystères d’Isis
written by Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith |
performed by François Lays |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 31 March, 1802, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
'Les Mystères d’Isis' was a reworking of Mozart's 'Die Zauberflöte', a pasticcio incorporating music by both Mozart and Haydn.