 | 1771 - 882 pagina’s
...Riccoboni, he enchanted even the French thcmTJves, who at that time univcrfally abhorred Italian mufic j but the firft day he performed before the king and...public. A penfion was then fettled on him of upwards of loocl. ftcrling a year. He told me, that for the firft ten years df his refidence at the court of Spain,... | |
 | John Noorthouck - 1776 - 406 pagina’s
...articles to the nobility who then managed the opera, to perform the enfuing feafon : but the fir It day he performed before the king and queen of Spain, it was determined to take him into the fervice of the court ; a peniion of above 2OCC /. a year was fettled on him, and... | |
 | Allatson Burgh - 1814 - 470 pagina’s
...Riccoboni, he enchanted even the French themselves, who universally abhorred Italian music. The very first day he performed before the King and Queen of Spain, it was determined he should be taken into the service of the court, to which be was ever after wholly appropriated, not... | |
 | John Weeks Moore - 1854 - 1020 pagina’s
...first day he performed before the Queen of Spain, it was determined he should bo taken into the service of the court, to which he was ever after wholly appropriated, not being once permitted to sing in public. A pension was then settled upon him for life, amounting to upwards of... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 314 pagina’s
...had then the management of the opera, to perform the ensuing season; but the first day he appeared before the King and Queen of Spain, it was determined that he should be taken into the service of that court, to which he was ever after wholly appropriated, not... | |
 | Ralph Kirkpatrick - 1983 - 548 pagina’s
...favourable turn."36 Burney continues: ". . . it was determined that he should be taken into the service of the court, to which he was ever after wholly appropriated, not being once suffered to sing again in public. A pension was then settled on him of upwards of 2000 1. sterling... | |
 | 1771 - 742 pagina’s
...toRiccoboni, he enchanted even tljc Frencn themfelves, who at that time univerAlly abhorred Italian muf:c ; but the firft day he performed before the king and queen of Spain, it was determined that he fliould ' be taken into the fervice of tiie court, to which he Kas ever after wholly appropriated,... | |
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Spain, it was determined that he fhould be taken into the fervice of the court, to which he was ever after wholly appropriated, not being once fuffered to fing again in public. 