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[ It is remarkable that none of the German vocalists, neither Madame Lange nor Cavalieri nor Teyber, on whom Mozart had himself reckoned for his "Sposo Deluso" (Vol. III., p. 60), were employed; a result, no doubt, of operatic factions. We know from Da Ponte (Mem., I., 2, pp. 109, no, 135) that Cavalieri was highly favoured by Salieri (Mosel, Salieri, p. 184), whose pupil she was.]
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[ So Mozart writes the name. Kelly was, as he says himself (Reminisc., I. p. 139), called Okelly in Italy.]
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[ She afterwards saog Pamina in the "Zauberflote.">[
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[ The Wiener Zeitung (1786, No. 35) contained only the following brief notice: On Monday, May 1, was performed lor the first time in the National Theatre a new Italian opera in four acts, entitled 'Le Nozze di Figaro,' adapted from the French comedy of Mons. de Beaumarchais by Herr Abb. da Ponte, theatrical poet; the music is by Herr Kapellmeister Mozart. La Sign. Laschi, who has lately returned here, and La Sign. Bussani, a new vocalist, made their first appearance as the Countess and the page.">[
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[ Da Ponte, Mem., I., 2, p. 90.]