excerpt from 'Reminiscences of the Opera' pp. 221-2 (88 words)
excerpt from 'Reminiscences of the Opera' pp. 221-2 (88 words)
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Far more satisfactory was that of "Le Nozze di Figaro," with Jenny Lind as Susanna, Cruvelli as the Countess, and the whole bass force of the establishment (unusually strong for any one operatic troupe), comprising Lablache, Coletti, Beletti, and Bouche. Had not Mademoiselle Schwartz, the contralto of the season, been unfortunately suffering both from mental affliction, and severe indisposition, and thus unable to do full justice to the Cherubino, this performance of Mozart's great opera might have been looked upon as one of the most complete ever witnessed.
Far more satisfactory was that of "Le Nozze di Figaro," with Jenny Lind as Susanna, Cruvelli as the Countess, and the whole bass force of the establishment (unusually strong for any one operatic troupe), comprising Lablache, Coletti, Beletti, and Bouche. Had not Mademoiselle Schwartz, the contralto of the season, been unfortunately suffering both from mental affliction, and severe indisposition, and thus unable to do full justice to the Cherubino, this performance of Mozart's great opera might have been looked upon as one of the most complete ever witnessed. |
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