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| Keywords: Senesino, Francesca Cuzzoni & Faustina Bordoni & 2 of Senesino's slaves.jpg 187 x 260mm Notes Line engraving Senesino is depicted landing on shore with a ship and a small sailing vessel in the distance Either side of him are Faustina and Cuzzoni; two servants one African to his right unload his 'wealth' while adoring crowds of the British upper classes welcome him by bowing at his presence In the foreground two disgruntled characters move away from the scene possibly representing theatre owners who will be out of pocket considering Senesino's reputedly large fees Senesino was engaged to sing for the Royal Academy of Music who had offered a contract of 3 000 guineas for the season his first performance was on 19th November 1720 in Bononcini's Astarto He performed in every season until the end of the first Academy in 1728 Cuzzoni's London début was on 12th January 1723 and Bordoni's in 1726 Another version of this scene is found in Bickham's Musical Entertainer p 38 1720 http //www bristol ac uk/media-library/sites/history/migrated/documents/2013taylor pdf author other versions cc-zero Faustina Bordoni Francesca Cuzzoni Senesino Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
