4th of the 4th Meme
>> Thursday, October 23, 2008
Steph tagged me so here it is. In this particular meme, you have to go to your 4th picture file and choose the 4th picture and post it on your blog and tell about it. Kind of a "show-and-tell" thing. So here goes...
This is a London playbill featuring a portrait of Anna "Nancy" Storace from May 15th, 1797. Nancy was a very famous singer/actress of the late 18th century from London. When she was only 17 years old she was hired by the Emperor of Austria, (Emperor Joseph II), as the prima buffa of his newly formed Italian Opera Company and in 1786 became Mozart's original Susanna in his opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, (The Marriage of Figaro), as well as a dear friend and colleague of Mozart's. It is believed by some of the greatest Mozart historians, namely the late Alfred Einstein, that Mozart was in love with her.
Nancy is one of my obsessions, as I did my master's thesis on her life and career, as well as her relationship with Mozart. Nancy's birthday is October 27th, which is this coming Monday. The following clip is the duetto Sull'aria, featuring the Contessa and Susanna from Le Nozze di Figaro.
1 comments:
Your dedication to a fair and unbiased telling of this remarkable musician's life continues to bring me great happiness. As you know, signorina Storace and I were on the best of terms for a number of years. I know for a fact that she would appreciate your work in her behalf.
Ihr Freund,
Wolfg.
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