It forms, with its former Cathedral of Notre Dame crowning its height, another of those ensembles which will always linger in the memory of the traveller who first comes upon it clad in spring and summer verdure.
"The Cathedrals of Northern France"
Francis Miltoun
It was an effect held in high esteem by Rossini, who introduced it constantly in his operas-witness his overtures and ensembles.
"Style in Singing"
W. E. Haslam
The two parts therefore must be rewritten, and in all the ensembles Walther should sing the notes which in the score are assigned to Heinrich der Schreiber, and vice versa.
"Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1"
Francis Hueffer (translator)