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08 January 1785

Event Information
Theatre: King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1784-1785
Volume: 5
Comments: A Serious Opera in 2 acts (1st time [by Pietro Metastasio]); the Music selected from the most eminent Composers by and under the direction of Cherubini. [Crescentini was from the Opera, Lucca; Sga Ferrarese from the Opera, Turin.]

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1785 01 08 king's Demetrio. Principal Characters by Crescentini (1st appearance), Bartolini, Cremonini, Franchi; Sga Catenacci, Sga Ferrarese(1st appearance in this country), Sga Rachele Dorta. [Libretto (G. Woodfall, 1757) lists the parts: Alceste, Fenicio, Olinto, Mitrane; Cleonice, Barsene.] dancing. As 1 Jan. throughout. COMMENT. A Serious Opera in 2 acts (1st time [by Pietro Metastasio]); the Music selected from the most eminent Composers by and under the direction of Cherubini. [Crescentini was from the Opera, Lucca; Sga Ferrarese from the Opera, Turin.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1785 01 08 king's Demetrio. Principal Characters by Crescentini (1st appearance), Bartolini, Cremonini, Franchi; Sga Catenacci, Sga Ferrarese(1st appearance in this country), Sga Rachele Dorta. [Libretto (G. Woodfall, 1757) lists the parts: Alceste, Fenicio, Olinto, Mitrane; Cleonice, Barsene.] hathi.*d1785 01 08 king's ^As17850101^ throughout .hathi.*c1785 01 08 king's A Serious Opera in 2 acts (1st time [by Pietro Metastasio]); the Music selected from the most eminent Composers by and under the direction of Cherubini. [Crescentini was from the Opera, Lucca; Sga Ferrarese from the Opera, Turin.] hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43611 | 17850108 | king's | hathi | A Serious Opera in 2 acts (1st time [by Pietro Metastasio]); the Music selected from the most eminent Composers by and under the direction of Cherubini. [Crescentini was from the Opera, Lucca; Sga Ferrarese from the Opera, Turin.]
    Performance: 94053 | 43611 | p | Demetrio | Principal Characters by Crescentini (1st appearance), Bartolini, Cremonini, Franchi; Sga Catenacci, Sga Ferrarese(1st appearance in this country), Sga Rachele Dorta. [Libretto (G. Woodfall, 1757) lists the parts: Alceste, Fenicio, Olinto, Mitrane; Cleonice, Barsene.] hathi.
    Performance: 94054 | 43611 | d | As17850101 throughout | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 94054 | king's | d | As | 17850101

Mainpiece

Title: Demetrio
Comments:
Principal Characters by Crescentini (1st appearance), Bartolini, Cremonini, Franchi; Sga Catenacci, Sga Ferrarese(1st appearance in this country), Sga Rachele Dorta. [Libretto (G. Woodfall, 1757) lists the parts: Alceste, Fenicio, Olinto, Mitrane; Cleonice, Barsene.] hathi.
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

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Publish Date: 1744
Author: P.A. Rolli
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Dance

Comment: As17850101 throughout

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 08 January 1785 at King's Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43611.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 08 January 1785 at King's Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43611. Accessed 6 April 2025.