Charles Burney

The Present State of Music in France and Italy (2nd, corrected edition)

London: T. Becket and Co., 1773

Milan

with a large portion of Piccini's airs in
it. Garibaldi, the first man, had a better
part in this burletta than in the first, and
sung very well. He has a pleasing voice,
and much taste and expression; was en-
cored, alla Italiana, two or three times.
One of the Baglioni *, Costanza sings bet-
ter than the two others, and had more
to do. Caratoli diverted the people at
Milan very much by his action and hu-
mour, though local, and what would
not please in England: the dance was
the same as that which I had seen be-
fore.

A private concert in Italy is called an
accademia; the first I went to was com-
posed entirely of dilettanti; il padrone, or
the master of the house, played the first
violin, and had a very powerful hand;
there were twelve or fourteen performers,
among whom were several good violins;
there were likewise two German flutes,