Verdi: Man and Musician / His Biography with Especial Reference to His English Experiences

by Frederick James Crowest

"'That is what we call a quick study,' said Verdi, laughing, 'to learn such a rôle in the space of eight hours, dress it, and go on the stage and sing it; but then, you must remember there is only one Pauline Viardot in all this world'" (Verdi: Milan and "Othello" (Roosevelt), p. 49).

[42] Musical Recollections of the Last Half-Century, vol. ii. p. 280.

[43] Athenæum, 12th May 1855.

[44] The Times, 14th May 1855.

[45] 19th May 1855.

[46] Reminiscences of the Opera (Lumley), p. 375.

[47] Reminiscences of the Opera (Lumley), p. 377.

[48] Illustrated London News, 31st May 1856.

[49] Reminiscences of the Opera (Lumley), p. 379.

[50] The Times, 26th May 1856.