Thomas Moore in Covent Garden Theatre, London, England - 9 July, 1819
from Diary of Thomas Moore, 9 July 1819, page 337:
Dined alone at the George; and went behind the scenes at Covent Garden to see “Figaro.” Miss Stephens and that pretty Miss Beaumont delightful in “Susanna and the Page.” There is no such pleasant piece as “Figaro.”
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Thomas Moore, Diary of Thomas Moore, 9 July 1819. In Lord John Russell and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 2 (London, 1853), p. 337. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1594672835027 accessed: 6 October, 2024
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The Marriage of Figaro
written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, adapted and with additions by Henry Rowley Bishop |
performed by Catherine Stephens, Miss Beaumont, members of the Covent Garden company |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 9 July, 1819 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | indoors, in public, solitary |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:40:35 +0100
Approved on Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:29:30 +0100