Claire Clairmont, The Journals of Claire Clairmont
Claire Clairmont’s journals describe her encounters with the improvisatori Sgricci and Madame Mazzei, and briefly recount some of each of their performances.
Tag: Pisa
Mary Shelley, The Journals of Mary Shelley: 1814-1844
A series of excerpts from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s journals, and accompanying notes, describing her encounters with the improvisatori Sgricci and Gabriele Rossetti, in Lucca and Pisa respectively.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, “Letter to Leigh Hunt, 29 December 1820 [1 January 1821]”
Shelley describes a performance by Sgricci in Pisa, of Iphigenia in Tauris. Shelley was very impressed by Sgricci’s improvisation and expresses her regret at the Pisans’ lack of appreciation for his art.