John Evelyn in London - 30 January, 1687
from Diary of John Evelyn, 30 January 1687, page 304:
I heard the famous Cifeccio (Eunuch) sing, in the new popish chapell this afternoone, which was indeede very rare, & with greate skill: He came over from Rome, esteemed one of the best voices in Italy, much crowding, little devotion:
cite as
John Evelyn, Diary of John Evelyn, 30 January 1687. In De la Bédoyère, Guy (ed.), The Diary of John Evelyn (Woodbridge, 1995), p. 304. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408487237670 accessed: 22 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Sacred choral music, sung by a castrato | performed by Cifeccio |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 30 January, 1687 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:27:17 +0100