"Buffo" Quotes from Famous Books
... his unfailing good-humour and love of fun, in which his personal clumsiness set off the vivacity and nimbleness of his joyous moods. "He was," says Mr. Mozley, "a great musical critic, knew all the operas, and was an admirable buffo singer."—No one could doubt that, having started, Mr. Ward would go ... — The Oxford Movement - Twelve Years, 1833-1845 • R.W. Church |