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Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane - Including a Period of Nearly Half a Century (Paperback)
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Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane - Including a Period of Nearly Half a Century (Paperback)
Series: Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
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Michael Kelly (1762-1826) 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 opened a music shop, which went
bankrupt. These memoirs, published in 1826, provide rich first-hand
insights into a key period in theatre history. Volume 2 covers
Kelly's later musical and theatrical career.
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