Richard Edgcumbe in England - in the middle of the 1820'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., pages 152-3:
The season of 1824 produced an unusually large compnayt of singers [...] The finest of these was [Madame Colbrun Rosini, was] long esteemed the finest in Italy, both as singer and actress. She is now married to Rossini, with whom she came hither, both being engaged on high terms, she to sing, and he to compose; but both disappointed expectation. She is entirely passée, and her powers are so diminished that she is unable to produce … more >>
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. 152-3. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446819402984 accessed: 15 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersVarious | performed by Colbrun |
Zelmira
written by Rossini |
performed by Colbrun |
Experience Information
Date/Time | in the middle of the 1820's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors, in public |