William Beatty-Kingston in Italy - between mid 19th Century and late 19th Century
from Music and manners; personal reminiscences and sketches of character, page 363:
It matters not to Italian opera-goers how high the professional standing of an artist may be, or how great his international renown; if he fail to fulfil their expectations they do not hesitate to hound him down as unmercifully as though he were an assassin or an incendiary, caught in the very act of delinquency. As excitable as they are exacting, they by no means restrict their demonstrations of displeasure to hisses, whistlings, yells, hootings and other more articulate vociferations couched in terms of astonishing vigour. I have seen many… more >>
William Beatty-Kingston, Music and manners; personal reminiscences and sketches of character, volume 1 (London, 1887), p. 363. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1451995359611 accessed: 4 December, 2024
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Experience Information
Date/Time | between mid 19th Century and late 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |