Musical evenings (Dr Burney's) [ Dance, Music & Songs / Sports & Leisure ]
… concert’, © National Portrait Gallery London, NPG D14563, 1782. Résumé The ‘Sunday evening musical parties hosted by Dr. Burney’ were informal gatherings of musicians as well as writers, actors, and painters, in order to perform in and listen … castrato singers Giuseppe Millico (1737-1802) and Gaspare Pacchierotti (1740-1821). From 1777 onwards, the Thrales and Dr. Johnson also joined in. The many guests who visited only occasionally or on invitation included the most celebrated …
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