VALERIANO, Cavaliere Valeriano Pellegrini, commonly called; a very distinguished musico, attached to the Court of the Elector Palatine, about 1712. In that year he visited London, replacing Nicolini, who left in June. Valeriano, who had a counter-tenor voice of great beauty, ‘created
’ the principal parts in ‘Pastor Fido,
’ produced Nov. 21, and in ‘Teseo,
’ first performed Jan. 10, 1713. He sang also the chief rÔle in ‘Ernelinda,
’ and drew the highest salary of the season (about £650)...
