Richard Edgcumbe in Brunswick, Germany - in the beginning of the 1780's
from Musical Reminiscences: Containing an Account of Italian Opera in England, From 1773. The Fourth Edition, Continued to the Present Time, and Including The Festival in Westminster Abbey., page 31:
Proceeding into Germany, the first Italian opera I heard was at Brunswick, where there was a company of second-rate performers, of whom, however, the first man and woman were very tolerable.
cite as
Richard Edgcumbe, Musical Reminiscences: Containing an Account of Italian Opera in England, From 1773. The Fourth Edition, Continued to the Present Time, and Including The Festival in Westminster Abbey. (London, 1834), p. 30. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445964475278 accessed: 28 November, 2024
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| Date/Time | in the beginning of the 1780's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:47:55 +0000
Approved on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:37:21 +0100