Ignatz Moscheles in London - 19 July, 1828
from Recent Music and Musicians, page 144:
Velluti's shrieks in the opera were absolutely unendurable; his false intonation drove me wild. I may be severe upon him, but the wounds he inflicted were hardly to be cured by the flute-like voice of Sontag.
cite as
Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 144. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429621185422 accessed: 1 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| opera | performed by Sontag, Velluti |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 19 July, 1828 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by mallen on Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:59:45 +0100