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tenors, bases, harpsichord, french-horns, and even double bases. There was a pri- oress, a person in years, who presided: the first violin was very well played by Antonia Cubli, of Greek extraction; the harpsichord sometimes by Francesca Rossi, Maestra del coro, and sometimes by others; these young persons frequent- ly change instruments.
The singing was really excellent in different stiles; Laura Risegari and Gia- coma Frari, had very powerful voices, capable of filling a large theatre; these sung bravura songs, and capital scenes selected from Italian operas; and Fran- cesca Tomj, sister to the Abate of that name, and Antonia Lucuvich, (this se- cond a Sclavonian girl) whose voices were more delicate, confined themselves chiefly to pathetic songs, of taste and ex- pression. The whole was very judiciously mixed; no two airs of the same kind followed each other, and there seemed to be great decorum and good disci- pline observed in every particular; for
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