Michael Kelly in London - the 1800's
from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, page 207:
The "Orazj," or, "Gli Orazj ed i Curiazj," was got up for Grassini with all care
and attention: the music (the finest serious opera Cimarosa ever produced) was
delightful, and drew crowded houses to the King's Theatre, as it did at Venice,
where it had been originally produced. In my opinion, the acting of Grassini in
this opera was almost as fine as Mrs. Siddons" : higher praise she could not wish for ; the passage, where she exclaimed, "O, Orazio, mio bene," leaning over
her dead husband, was positively heart-rending.
cite as
Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 207. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437308607850 accessed: 1 December, 2024
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Gli Orazj ed i Curiazj
written by Domenico Cimarosa |
performed by Grassini |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1800's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:23:27 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:05:01 +0000