Michael Kelly in Dublin - August, 1811

from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, pages 270-271:

August 1811, Signora Bertinotti, Naldi, Signer Cavini, a very sweet tenor 
singer, and his wife, a very pretty singer, and beautiful woman, Madame Naldi, Miss Naldi, and myself, were engaged by Mr. Jones to perform two Italian operas
at the Dublin Theatre. One of them was "II Furbo contro il Furbo;" the other,
Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte." Signora Bertinotti, who was one of the most popular
prima donnas on the Italian stage, pleased very much; but the houses not
answering the expectations either of ourselves or Mr. Jones, we performed very
few nights, and…   more >>
cite as

Michael Kelly, Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, volume 2 (London, 1826), p. 270-271. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437498491403 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Dublin

Listeners

Michael Kelly
theatre manager, Composer, Singing
1762-1826

Listening to

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'Così fan Tutte' K588
written by Mozart
performed by Michael Kelly, Madame Naldi, Miss Naldi, Naldi, Signer Cavini, Signora Bertinotti
II Furbo contro il Furbo performed by Michael Kelly, Madame Naldi, Miss Naldi, Naldi, Signer Cavini, Signora Bertinotti

Experience Information

Date/Time August, 1811
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:08:11 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:00:42 +0000