[15] Words quoted by M. de St. Georges in his speech at Rossini’s funeral.
[16] Rossini sa vie et ses œuvres, par les frères Escudier.
[17] M. Azevedo (G. Rossini sa vie et ses œuvres par A. Azevedo) says that “Rossini, consulted as to the correctness of these figures, thought there must be an error of 100 scudi. He was under the impression that he had only received 300 scudi for the “Barber.”
[18] Théâtres Lyriques de Paris:—Histoire du Théâtre Italien.
[19] In the avvertimento al pubblico the title of the comedy is given in Italian “Il Barbiere di Siviglia Ossia l’inutile precauzione.”
[20] L’Ape Italiana, Paris, 1836.
[21] One of the worst puns ever made was made in verse on the production of Verdi’s highly instrumental “Nabuchodonosore” at Paris in 1845. It is contained in the following quatrain:—
Vraiment l’affiche est dans son tort,
En faux on devrait la poursuivre:
Pourquoi nous annoncer Nabuchodonos—or
Quand c’est Nabuchodonos—cuivre?
[23] Meyerbeer et son Temps.