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there were still many who remembered
his performance so well, that they could
bear to hear no other singer; that the
whole kingdom continued to resound his
fame, and I was sure tradition would
hand it down to the latest posterity.
Friday 24. This being St. Bartholo-
mew's day, I went to the church of that
name, where I was told the music would
be good; however, I found it quite the
contrary. Signor Gibello was Maestro di
Capella, and several castrati sung, but
neither the composition nor execution
pleased me; the composition had not one
of Buranello's three requisites, vaghezza,
chiarezza, e buona modulazione, to re-
commend it, and the execution was slo-
venly and incorrect.
Though there was no opera in Bologna
at this time, yet, for the sake of seeing
the theatre, I went to the play. The
house is elegant, but not large; it has
however five rows of boxes, twelve or
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