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English: Ladies' lamentation for ye loss of Senesino
Plate 38 in vol. 1 of George Bickham Jr. (1704-1771)'s The Musical Entertainer. London: Charles Corbett, (1737). full book downloadable at imslp.org/wiki At the very top we see an engraving showing Senesino as he is about to embark on his ship sailing back to Italy. On either side of him the two primadonne Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni try to hold him back. On the far right we see servants or porters carrying Senesino's belongings including sacks of gold hinting at the huge amount of money Senesino made while in England. According to Grove's Dictionary of Music (1898), over the years he had earned 15,000 pounds. Senesino left England in 1735.Deutsch: Die Klage der Damen über den Verlust des Senesino
"Song" und Tafel 38 in Band 1 von:
Ganz oben sieht man in der Mitte den Kastraten Senesino kurz vor seiner Abreise aus England. Rechts und links von ihm die beiden Primadonnen, mit denen er auf der Bühne stand - Francesca Cuzzoni und Faustina Bordoni - wie sie versuchen ihn zurückzuhalten. Rundherum weitere Engländer, die demütig den Hut ziehen. Ganz rechts Träger, die Senesinos Habseligkeiten davontragen, darunter auch Säcke voller Gold. Auch in dem "Song" des Klagegesangs wird auf die enorme Summe von 15.000 Pfund Sterling, die Senesino in England "gemacht" hatte, Bezug genommen. (Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Italien baute sich Senesino in seiner Heimatstadt Sienna ein Herrenhaus/Palast. Senesino ging 1735 aus England weg. |
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http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Musical_Entertainer_(Bickham_Jr.,_George) Vol. 1 - PDF Snapshot of Plate 38 |
| Author | George Bickham Jr. (1704-1771) |
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