The Electoral Prince of Saxony was married about this time to an Austrian Archduchess, and the Elector had invited several of the most famous Italian singers, headed by the composer Lotti, to Dresden to grace the occasion, hoping to make contracts with them for the winter season.
"Handel"
Edward J. Dent
Some of these were new, but many were adapted from other works of Handel's, chiefly from Parnasso in Festa, and there are also borrowings from Lotti and Graun.
"Handel"
Edward J. Dent
Lotti, Stigelli and N. Birelli.
"Sixty Years of California Song"
Margaret Blake-Alverson
