James Sloan - early 19th Century

from Rambles in Italy; in the years 1816 – 1817 By an American, pages 89-90:

Yet with all these dazzling allurements [of the French opera], it wearies and exhausts the attention of the spectator, while the Opera Seria of Italy recreates and delights him.

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James Sloan, Rambles in Italy; in the years 1816 – 1817 By an American (Baltimore, 1818), p. 89-90. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1516546598560 accessed: 9 October, 2024

Listeners

Listening to

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French and Italian opera performed by Derivis, Madame Branchu

Experience Information

Date/Time early 19th Century
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Sloan is in Trieste when he writes this account.


Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:56:38 +0000
Approved on Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:14:37 +0000