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[ Berl. Mus. Ztg. 1793, p. 138.]
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[ Bussani, who sang Bartolo and Antonio, had been in the Italian Opera in Vienna in 1772 but left it the following year. He was noted for his "resonant barn voice" (Müller, Genaue Nachr., p. 73).]
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[ Kelly, Reminisc., I., pp. 121, 196.]
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[ P. Scudo, Musique Ancienne et Moderne, pp. 22, 23.]
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[ Thus in Bartolo's air the close juxtaposition of major and minor at the words "è bassezza è ognor viltà," exactly expresses the intensification of his feeling of annoyance.]