Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe et al. in Paris - 30 November, 1820, at night

from Diary of Thomas Moore, 30 November 1820, page 174:

Dined at Lord Granard’s: company, beside Lord John, Mercer, Lord Valletort, the Rancliffes, &c. […] Sung in the evening, and so did Mercer,— one a pretty air, which he learned from Madame Durazzo, but could not get her to tell him the words “Io credo (she said) che sono improper.”

cite as

Thomas Moore, Diary of Thomas Moore, 30 November 1820. In Thomas Moore, and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 3 (London, 1853), p. 174. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1597057527921 accessed: 8 October, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe
Politician
1797-1861
2nd Baron Rancliffe
Politician
1785-1850
6th Earl of Granard
Army officer
1760-1837
1st Earl Russell
prime minister, Writer, Politician
1792-1878
Thomas Moore
Poet, Singer, song writer
1779-1852

Listening to

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unspecified vocal music performed by Mr Mercer, Thomas Moore

Experience Information

Date/Time 30 November, 1820, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Notes

Lord Rancliffe separated from his wife in 1815, but he had a sister in Paris. It is possible, therefore, that 'the Rancliffes' refers to him and his sister.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:05:28 +0100
Approved on Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:07:06 +0100