excerpt from 'Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900' pp. 386-7 (206 words)
excerpt from 'Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900' pp. 386-7 (206 words)
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In the following week Mascagni found some consolation for this disappointment in the congratulations of the Queen, before whom he conducted the second act of “L'Amico Fritz'' and “Cavalleria Rusticana." I had the pleasure of accompanying him to Windsor on this occasion. We had barely arrived at the Castle in the afternoon before Her Majesty sent for the composer, and bestowed upon him the unusual honor of an audience in the private apartments just before going on her customary drive. The Queen, speaking sometimes in Italian, but mostly in French, reminded him that she had already heard “Cavalleria”, and expressed the deepest interest in his music. We took dinner with the members of the household, and the performance began at half-past nine. Her Majesty, who was accompanied by Princess Henry of Battenberg, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Henry of Prussia, Princess Louis of Battenberg, and the Grand Duke of Hesse, enjoyed the representation immensely, and directly afterward sent for Signor Mascagni, together with Mme. Calve, Sir Augustus Harris, Signor Vignas, and Signor Ancona, all of whom received handsome souvenirs. The composer was presented with a portrait of Her Majesty in a silver frame bearing the autograph inscription, “Victoria R. I., July 15, 1893." |
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