Peter Hawker in Paris - 5 August, 1828, at night
from Journal entry, 5 August 1828, pages 333–34:
Went in the evening to the ‘Favart’ or Italian opera. Meyerbeer's ‘Crociato in Egitto’ was the piece, and, as usual, the orchestra at this house was most delightful; but I hardly knew whether to condemn or approve of the introduction of Turkish cymbals in this orchestra. They seem to be the order of the night, now, in the Paris bands. The best singer, to my taste, was Madame Pisaroni. A Monsieur Donzelli also showed great talent, and I preferred him to our London tenors.
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Peter Hawker, Journal entry, 5 August 1828. In The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker, 1802-1853, volume 1 (London, 1893), p. 333–34. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1534255192131 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Crociato in Egitto
written by Giacomo Meyerbeer |
performed by Benedetta Rosmunda Pisaroni, Domenico Donzelli |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 5 August, 1828, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:59:52 +0100
Approved on Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:04:51 +0100