Margaret Mercer Elphinstone et al. in Paris - 24 December, 1819

from Diary of Thomas Moore, 24 December 1819, page 93:

Madame Flahault called to take me to the Opera, the “Olympie.” Nothing can be more poetically imagined than the scenery and ballet of this opera.

cite as

Thomas Moore, Diary of Thomas Moore, 24 December 1819. In Thomas Moore, and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 3 (London, 1853), p. 93. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1596455507991 accessed: 1 December, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Margaret Mercer Elphinstone
society hostess
1788-1867
Thomas Moore
Poet, Singer, song writer
1779-1852

Listening to

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Olimpie
written by Gaspare Spontini

Experience Information

Date/Time 24 December, 1819
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:51:48 +0100
Approved on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:51:57 +0100