The Sisters Marchisio, as "Semiramide" and "Arsace", at the Grand Opera, Paris, 1860. Singers '...in Rossini's most gorgeous Barbara, the contralto, first made her début at Madrid. Mdlle. Carlotta, the soprano, had not at that time decided whether she should follow the same true strength and success of these two singers lies in their union. Their voices blend so finely that, when heard together, they seem to be but the cavatina 'Bel raggio' beautifully, and, according to the Italian fashion, was immediately recal
The Sisters Marchisio, as "Semiramide" and "Arsace", at the Grand Opera, Paris, 1860. Singers '...in Rossini's most gorgeous Barbara, the contralto, first made her début at Madrid. Mdlle. Carlotta, the soprano, had not at that time decided whether she should follow the same true strength and success of these two singers lies in their union. Their voices blend so finely that, when heard together, they seem to be but the cavatina 'Bel raggio' beautifully, and, according to the Italian fashion, was immediately recalled. Her voice, of a charming quality, of perfect flexibility, of singular freshness and purity, rises without effort to the highest region of the scale, while her low and middle notes are not deficient either in sweetness or the celebrated recitative, 'Eccomi alfin in Babilonia,' with excellent the succeeding performances their success has been still more brilliant and complete. We may add, that "Semiramide," since its production in July, keeps exclusive possession of the Grand Opera stage, and that the Parisian public crowd nightly to hear and see these charming sisters with unabated curiosity and interest'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.
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