Elizabeth (Bessy) Moore et al. in Paris - 14 March, 1822
from Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, pages 333–334:
Had before dinner received tickets for the Duke of Orleans’s box at the Italian: sent the Villamils and Bessy; joined them there afterwards; Count Pahlen took me. Some conversation with him about Rossini. […] In comparing him to Cimarosa, critics say, Cimarosa never repeated himself, but then there is but one of his pieces that keeps the stage, the “Matrimonio.” The opera, to-night, “L’ltaliana.”
Thomas Moore, and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 3 (London, 1853), p. 333–334. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1650026023108 accessed: 24 January, 2025
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L'Italiana in Algieri
written by Gioachino Rossini |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 14 March, 1822 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
It is not clear whether Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, was present in his box as listener on this occasion, nor whether Count Pahlen stayed for the opera or simply provided transport for Thomas Moore.