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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 809
Title
MS poem on the opera singers Cuzzoni and Faustina; 1727
Date
1727
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Untitled poem.
Quatrain.
Endorsed 'upon Lady Pembrokes Promoting the Catcalling Foustina, 1727', i.e. the Italian opera singer Faustina Bordoni; refererring to the disturbances during June 1727 betweem the rival factions supporting the opera singers Cuzzoni and Faustina; Countess of Pembroke led the faction in favour of Cuzzoni.
First Line of Poem
Old poets Sing that Beasts did Dance
Last Line of Poem
Wise! Pembroke Asses bray'd
Language
English
Physical Description
Folio fragment
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Irregular chainlines about 24 mm apart
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
Highfull, Burnim and Langhans, vol. 5 (1978) p 189
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72788
Bordoni; Faustina (c.1700-1781); opera singer
c.1700-1781
NA72713
Cuzzoni; Francesca (c.1700-1770); Italian opera singer
c.1700-1770
NA72789
Herbert; Mary (-1749); Countess of Pembroke; née Howe; 3rd wife of 8th Earl
-1749
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