Richard Edgcumbe in Reggio, Italy - in the beginning of 1785
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 43:
At Reggio I heard for the first time that first of singers Banti […] She was performing in Sarti's Opera of Medonte, with Porri (who so haunted me) and Ansani [...] Banti’s singing however was delightful.
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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. 43. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446635157507 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Medonte
written by Sarti |
performed by Banti, Porri |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | in the beginning of 1785 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:05:57 +0000
Approved on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:56:24 +0100