Title
Dancers at the Pasha's palace (italian translation)
Short description
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was invited to the pasha's garden to attend a performance, as Belzoni's house in Soubrah bordered the palace of Governor Zulfur Carcaja.
Text on source
Gli appartamenti delle donne del serraglio erano di solito molto illuminati alla sera; e probabilmente esse avevano pure i loro divertimenti particolari. Molte volte si conducono nel serraglio danzatrici, e cantanti per sollazzare le abitanti del ritiro.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 38
Date
1815 circa
Observations on the events description
In this entry, the passage in Italian translating event no. 3 from the original English edition of Belzoni's travel diary is provided.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.

Participants
No other participants in this event description.


How to quote
Murarotto E., "Dancers at the Pasha's palace (italian translation)" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 01 18.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.21

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