Hester Lynch Piozzi in Church of San Celso, Milan - 27 February, 1785
from Diary of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 27 February 1785, page 632:
I have seen or rather heard the Passione de Metastasio performed in St Celso’s Church; it shocked me to see St Peter represented by a Castrato[.]
cite as
Hester Lynch Piozzi, Diary of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 27 February 1785. In Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana: The Diary of Mrs. Hester Lynch Thrale (Later Mrs. Piozzi) 1776–1809. 2nd ed. , volume 2 (Oxford, 1951), p. 632. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1543235547229 accessed: 23 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| La passione di Gesù Cristo |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 27 February, 1785 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Metastasio’s libretto for the Passion was set to music by many composers during the 18th and early 19th centuries, and the writer does not specify which musical setting she heard.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:32:28 +0000
Approved on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:54:38 +0000