See
English Bards, etc.
, lines 618-631,
note
1, for the "cut at the opera." The piece which provoked the outburst was
I Villegiatori Rezzani
, at the King's Theatre, February 21, 1809. Guiseppe Naldi (1770-1820) made his
début
in London, at the King's Theatre, in April, 1806. (For further details, see