180.
Verdi, Signor, the musical composer, i. 213, 268; ii. 99, note;
his Ernani and Rigoletto founded on Hernani and Le Roi s'amuse, i. 213;
his Ernani prohibited the stage, ii. 235.
Versailles, ballets at, i. 70, 71;
the London Italian company perform at, ii. 3.
Vestris, Gaetan, the dancer, anecdotes of, i. 278; ii. 37;
founder of the family, i. 301.
Vestris, Auguste, son of Gaetan the dancer, i. 301;
anecdotes of, ii. 35, 37;
his extravagant expenditure, 53.
Vestris, the prince of Guéméné, compelled to dance as a sans culotte, ii. 69.
Vestrises, biographical notices of the family, i. 302.
Viaggio a Reims, by Rossini, written for the coronation of Charles X., ii. 195.
Victor Hugo, his copyright action against Donizetti, ii. 284, 285.
Vienna, establishment of the Italian opera in, i. 174;
its great writers and composers, 175;
Lady Wortley Montagu's description of its magnificent theatre, 175;
opera at, a first-rate musical theatre, 181;
great patronage of the imperial family, 181.
Viagnoni, the singer, ii. 14.
Violins of the seventeenth century, i. 23.
Virtuosi of the seventeenth century, i. 183.
Vivien, the horn player, i. 184.
Vocalists of Paris, their generous letter to Prince de Guéméné, ii. 51.
(See SINGERS.)
Voice, speaking, sounds of a, i. 240.

W.
Wagner's definition of the word "Opera," i. 1 et note.
Wallace, V., the eminent composer, i. 42;
critique on a passage in his Maritana, i. 42, 43;
his Maritana and Lurline founded on the French, 214.
Warsaw, the opera of closed, ii. 54.
Warton, Dr. J., his character of the Duchess of Bolton, i. 138.
Waters, Mr., joint proprietor of the King's Theatre, ii. 109, 125;
quarrels with Taylor, his partner, 126;
re-opens the Opera, 127;
makes a purchase of it, 127;
his retirement, 129.
Weber, Karl Maria Von, a romantic composer, ii. 285;
belongs to the same class as Beethoven and Spohr, 285;
his influence on the Opera, 288;
his fondness for particular instruments, 290;
characteristics of his music, 291;
his resemblance to Meyerbeer, 292;
his Der Freischutz, and its great success, 292 et seq.;
his various operas, 298 et seq.;
his Oberon, 301.
William Tell, of Rossini, no subsequent opera to be ranked with, ii. 283.
Williams, Sir Charles, anecdote of, i. 157.
Wolfenbuttel school of music, i. 6.
Women, duelling among, i. 225 et note.
Wurtemburg, Duke, brilliancy of his court, i. 178.

Z.
Zaira, of Bellini, ii. 250.
Zelmira, of Rossini, ii. 165;
its music, 167.
Zeno, Apostolo, the operatic writer, i. 175;
a librettist, 212.
Zingarelli, the musical composer, ii. 32.