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15 April 1721

Event Information
Theatre: King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1720-1721
Volume: 2
Comments: [Music by Ariosti, Bononcini, Handel. Text by P. A. Rolli.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. De Fabrice to Flemming, 21 April (in Deutsch, Handel, p. 126): The Princess of Wales was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to the King by Lord Herbert during...Mutius Scevola, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain Pipo, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p]oking's Mutius Scaevola. [Edition of 1721 lists:% Muzio-Francesco Bernardo [, called $Senesino=%; Orazio-Matteo Berselli; Larte Porsena-Boschi; Lucio Tarquinio-Signora Galerati; Clelia-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Irene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Fidalma-Signora Madalena Salvai. *c]oking's [Music by $Ariosti=, $Bononcini=, $Handel=. Text by $P. A. Rolli=.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. $De Fabrice= to $Flemming=, 21 April (in <i>Deutsch, Handel</i>, p. 126): $The Princess of Wales= was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to $the King= by $Lord Herbert= during...<i>Mutius Scevola</i>, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain $Pipo=, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1721 04 15 king's Mutius Scaevola. Edition of 1721 lists: Muzio-Francesco Bernardo , called $Senesino=; Orazio-Matteo Berselli; Larte Porsena-Boschi; Lucio Tarquinio-Signora Galerati; Clelia-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Irene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Fidalma-Signora Madalena Salvai.*c1721 04 15 king's [Music by $Ariosti=, $Bononcini=, $Handel=. Text by $P. A. Rolli=.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. $De Fabrice= to $Flemming=, 21 April (in <i>Deutsch, Handel</i>, p. 126): $The Princess of Wales= was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to $the King= by $Lord Herbert= during...<i>Mutius Scevola</i>, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain $Pipo=, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 8708 | 17210415 | king's | [Music by $Ariosti=, $Bononcini=, $Handel=. Text by $P. A. Rolli=.] Admission as 19 Nov. 1720. $De Fabrice= to $Flemming=, 21 April (in <i>Deutsch, Handel</i>, p. 126): $The Princess of Wales= was safely delivered of a son last Saturday. The news was taken to $the King= by $Lord Herbert= during...<i>Mutius Scevola</i>, where there was a particularly large audience on account of its being the first performance. The audience celebrated the event with loud applause and huzzas. Each act of this opera is by a different composer, -the first by a certain $Pipo=, the second by Bononcini, and the third by Hendell, who easily triumphed over the others
    Performance: 14106 | 8708 | p | Mutius Scaevola | Edition of 1721 lists: Muzio-Francesco Bernardo , called $Senesino=; Orazio-Matteo Berselli; Larte Porsena-Boschi; Lucio Tarquinio-Signora Galerati; Clelia-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Irene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Fidalma-Signora Madalena Salvai.
    Cast:
    18109 | 14106 | Muzio | Francesco Bernardo , called $Senesino=
    18110 | 14106 | Orazio | Matteo Berselli
    18111 | 14106 | Larte Porsena | Boschi
    18112 | 14106 | Lucio Tarquinio | Signora Galerati
    18113 | 14106 | Clelia | Signora Marg. Durastanti
    18114 | 14106 | Irene | Mrs Anastasia Robinson
    18115 | 14106 | Fidalma | Signora Madalena Salvai.

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Edition of 1721 lists: Muzio-Francesco Bernardo , called Senesino; Orazio-Matteo Berselli; Larte Porsena-Boschi; Lucio Tarquinio-Signora Galerati; Clelia-Signora Marg. Durastanti; Irene-Mrs Anastasia Robinson; Fidalma-Signora Madalena Salvai.

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