excerpt from 'Letters from the North of Italy, Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq., in Two Volumes' pp. 160 (115 words)
excerpt from 'Letters from the North of Italy, Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq., in Two Volumes' pp. 160 (115 words)
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[Letter XIII, Vol. 1] I went last night to the opera, and witnessed three things which were new to me. The first was the fact of the prima donna being the wife of a Bergamasque Marquis, and being suffered by him to continue on the stage under her maiden name. This sort of marriage is not uncommon in Italy; the second part of the story I should imagine is considered almost as scandalous here as it would be with us. Another woman performed the part of soprano, with a voice that could scarcely be distinguished from those of that description. Wonder the third was the sight of several poodles, seated in the pit. These were allowed. |
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