22 February 1791
Event Information
Theatre:
Pantheon, Oxford Street
Theatrical Season:
1790-1791
Volume:
5
Comments:
By Command of Their Majesties. "There were not an hundred persons in the Pit when their Majesties entered, and there were not double the number at any part of the evening. The Royal box being in the centre, fronting the stage, their Majesties were invisible to the Gallery; and on their entrance solemn stillness prevailed, until the Orchestra, for the first time in an Opera-house, for the first time by the Professional Band, Struck up God save the King. Never, we will venture to say, in any Theatre during the present reign, was there so thin an audience when their Majesties were present; and we pretend not to divine the cause. Whether it is the failure of the Theatre as a musical room--the general poverty of the performance--the little notice that was given of their Majesties' intention to be present we know not" (Morning Chronicle, 23 Feb.)
Mainpiece
Title:
Armida
Comments:
As17910217.
As17910217.
Cast:
- Role: Principal Characters Actor: Pacchierotti, Lazzarini, Benigni, Garelli, Mme Mara, Sga Salimbeni. Cast from libretto
- Role: Rinaldo Actor: Gasparo Pacchierotti
- Role: Ubaldo Actor: Gustavo Lazzarini
- Role: Idreno Actor: Giuseppe Benigni
- Role: Carlo Actor: Giovanni Garelli
- Role: Armida Actor: Mme Mara
- Role: Zelmira Actor: Sga Giovanna Salimbeni.
Ballet
Comment:
Amphion et Thalie. As17910217