Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein et al. in London, England - 27 March, 1814
from Diary of Mary Berry, 27 March 1814, page 7:
We went to Madame de Staël. Catalani had dined with her, and was still singing when we got there; that is to say, they made her sing French romances, without her knowing how to sing them, or how to pronounce them.
cite as
Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 27 March 1814. In Lady Theresa Lewis, Lady Theresa Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 3 (London, 1865), p. 7. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1542205819038 accessed: 22 December, 2024
Listeners
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein
political propagandist, salon hostess, woman of letters
political propagandist, salon hostess, woman of letters
1766-1817
Listening to
hide composers| French romances | performed by Angelica Catalani |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 27 March, 1814 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:30:20 +0000
Approved on Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:49:01 +0000