Bianchi had composed the celebrated cavatina 'Semianza amabile del mio bel sole', which Marchesi sung with the most ravishing taste; in one passage he ran up a voletta of semitone octaves, the last of which he gave with such exquisite power and strength, that it was ever after called 'La Bomba di Marchesi!' Immediately after this song, Storace had to sing one, and was determined to bring a bomba into the field also. She attempted it, and executed it, to the admiration and astonishment of the audience, but to the dismay of poor Marchesi.
Bianchi had composed the renowned cavatina 'Semianza amabile del mio bel sole', which Marchesi sang with the most enchanting taste; in one passage he executed a voletta of semitone octaves, the last of which he delivered with such exquisite power and strength that it was thereafter known as 'La Bomba di Marchesi!' Immediately after this song, Storace had to sing one, and was determined to bring a bomba into the performance. She attempted it and executed it, marveling and astonishing the audience but dismayed by poor Marchesi.