 ... and masterful artist can be recorded than that first appearance. She looked older than her years; her frame (then a mere reed) quivered this way and that; her character dress seemed to puzzle her, and the motion of her hands as much. Her voice was...  Thirty Years' Musical Recollections - Page 48by Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1862Full view - About this book
 | George Titus Ferris - Singers - 1881 - 268 pages
...the motion of her hands as much. Her voice was hardly settled even within its own after conditions; and yet, paradoxical as it may seem, she was at ease...consummate^ intelligence. There could be no doubt, with any one who saw that Desdemona on that night, that another great career was begun. . . . All the Malibran... | |
 | Barbara Kendall-Davies - Compact discs - 2004 - 494 pages
...attractions equal to those of her sister. Her voice was hardly settled, even within its own aftercondition and yet, paradoxical as it may seem, she was at ease on the stage, because she brought there instinct for acting, experience of music, knowledge of how to sing, and consummate intelligence.... | |
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