Second Earl of Ailesbury in Brussels - between at the end of 1728 and in the beginning of 1729
from Correspondence of Thomas Bruce, Second Earl of Ailesbury to Robert Bruce (his brother):
Letter from Thomas Bruce to Robert Bruce, 9th February 1729 (shelf mark 1300/692)
Our Opera is very fine & our Simphony[?] of ye best in goodness rather than in multitude of hands the best hautby in Europe or Italian Harpsichord Theorbo Violin & base if [illegible word] but we have not Faustina, Cuzzoni & Sennesino but our are good if not them.
cite as
Thomas Bruce Second Earl of Ailesbury, Correspondence of Thomas Bruce, Second Earl of Ailesbury to Robert Bruce (his brother). In Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre (to which the source was gifted by Savernake estate), number 1300/681-838. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1752063525343 accessed: 16 July, 2025 (Published with the kind permission of the Savernake Estate)
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hide composers| unspecified opera |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between at the end of 1728 and in the beginning of 1729 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:18:45 +0100
Approved on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:22:53 +0100