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Pasta herself might have looked on and learned, when Grassini had to portray either indignation, grief, anger, or despair." Her performance in "Romeo e Giulietta" was so fine that Napoleon sprang to his feet, forgetting his marble coldness, and shouted like a school-boy, while Talma's eyes streamed with tears; for, as the latter afterward confessed, he had never before been so deeply touched.
Her kindness and good nature in dealing with her sister artists Avere proverbial. When Grassini, who at first was unpopular in England, was in despair as to how she should make an impression, Mrs. Billington proposed to sing with her in Winter's opera of "Il Ratto di Proserpina," from which time dated the success of the Italian singer.
In 1804 Grassini was engaged to sing in London alternately with Mrs. Billington. At her first benefit she sang in conjunction with the English diva in Winter's new opera, "Il Ratto di Proserpina," Billington as Ceres, and Grassini as Proserpina.
I can count up the satirists of any real talent on the fingers of one hand; and none of them are available. Giusti wouldn't accept; he is fully occupied as it is. There are one or two good men in Lombardy, but they write only in the Milanese dialect " "And moreover," said Grassini, "the Tuscan people can be influenced in better ways than this.
"Did you ever see anything quite so shameless as the way he fooled that poor little Grassini woman?" "About the ballet-girl, you mean?" "Yes, he persuaded her the girl was going to be the lion of the season. Signora Grassini would do anything for a celebrity."
But I should think even he would not have the audacity to bring her to the Grassinis'." "They wouldn't receive her. Signora Grassini is not the woman to do unconventional things of that kind. But I wanted to hear about Signor Rivarez as a satirist, not as a man.
The more advanced section, to which Gemma, Martini, and Riccardo belonged, was in favour of an energetic appeal to both government and public to take adequate measures at once for the relief of the peasantry. The moderate division including, of course, Grassini feared that an over-emphatic tone might irritate rather than convince the ministry.
He found her by no means cruel, and at the end of a few hours the conqueror of Italy counted one conquest more. The following day she breakfasted with the First Consul and General Berthier in the chamber of the First Consul. General Berthier was ordered to provide for the journey of Madame Grassini, who was carried to Paris, and attached to the concert-room of the court.
After the concert the First Consul approached him, pressed his hand warmly, and complimented him in the most affectionate manner; and from that moment peace was concluded between the two powers, and Marchesi sang only praises of the First Consul. At this same concert the First Consul was struck with the beauty of a famous singer, Madame Grassini.
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