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  • In consequence of this determination, she was first affianced to an heir of that house, who died; again to another, who also died; and in the third place to their brother, called Lelio, whom she eventually married in the year

    Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866

  • Her husband, Louis Riccoboni, better known as Lelio, was the same who had brought the Italian company to Paris in 1716, and placed it at the service of the regent: he was a man of great merit.

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • Her husband, Louis Riccoboni, better known as Lelio, was the same who had brought the Italian company to Paris in 1716, and placed it at the service of the regent: he was a man of great merit.

    Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 06: Paris Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • Her husband, Louis Riccoboni, better known as Lelio, was the same who had brought the Italian company to Paris in 1716, and placed it at the service of the regent: he was a man of great merit.

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • Upon my word, your Lelio is a mere fool to stay away the very time he is wanted; his long absence makes me very much suspect some change in his affection.

    Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband 1622-1673 Moli��re 1647

  • Dear jadesnow: I have no idea because I'd never heard the "Lelio" music before which I loved, and can't remember the finale from the one performance I saw.

    Fantastique Friday 2: Hector Berlioz sfmike 2007

  • For some reason, they played the two pieces ass-backwards with "Lelio" first and the "Symphonie Fantastique" after the intermission.

    Fantastique Friday 2: Hector Berlioz sfmike 2007

  • The soloists were wonderful, especially tenor Stanford Olsen, whose Fisherman's aria at the beginning of "Lelio" was so beautiful that the audience applauded the singer before MTT had a chance to move on to the next movement.

    Archive 2007-12-01 sfmike 2007

  • In the last San Francisco Symphony concerts before Davies Hall turns into a Christmas Factory, Michael Tilson Thomas led the orchestra, chorus and three male soloists in Berlioz's early works, the 1830 "Symphonie Fantastique" and the rare, incidental music from 1832 to "Lelio," which is a play about the artist going from The Abyss to Transcendence through love.

    Fantastique Friday 2: Hector Berlioz sfmike 2007

  • The soloists were wonderful, especially tenor Stanford Olsen, whose Fisherman's aria at the beginning of "Lelio" was so beautiful that the audience applauded the singer before MTT had a chance to move on to the next movement.

    Fantastique Friday 2: Hector Berlioz sfmike 2007

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