Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Roy… Volume 2
Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury LaneIncluding a Period of Nearly Half a Century\nAuthor(s): Michael Kelly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108038720, 978-1108038720\nSynopsis\nMichael Kelly [tel] was an Irish singer and composer who studied music in a Naples conservatory before touring Europe and performing for royalty. His voyage to Italy began with a brush with pirates, one of whom was a childhood acquaintance. Kelly also found himself stranded penniless in Venice, spent a night in prison after a fist fight at the theatre, and had a narrow escape from revolutionary France. He is probably best remembered for creating the roles of Don Basilio and Don Curzio in the first performance, in 1786, of Le Nozze di Figaro, of which he describes the rehearsal period and reception. He later joined London's Theatre Royal as both a performer and composer and o.
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