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1717 results for: Keyword - Burney Jr
We found 923 matches on Performance Comments, 609 matches on Performance Title, 165 matches on Event Comments, 120 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
02 November 1742 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. With Dances and other Decorations entirely new. Pit and Boxes to be put together; and no person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the Office in the Hay-Market, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. By His Majesty's Command, No Person to be admitted behind the Scenes. The Gallery to be open'd at Four o'clock, Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Six o'clock. [Customary notice will not be included again. A pasticcio; music by Hasse, Lampugnani, Brivio, and Rinaldo da Capua; librettist--Apostolo Zeno. See Burney, History of Music, IV, 447.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gianguir

Dance: Barbara Campanini (Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann, I, 191)

877
22 February 1743 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera. With Dances and other Decorations entirely new. [Rest of description as before on first nights. Not listed as a new piece in the Larpent MS. Text by Zeno; Music by Porpora (Burney, History of Music, IV, 450).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Temistocle

878
05 April 1743 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Opera. [Not listed as a new piece in the Larpent MS.] Music by Galuppi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 450)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sirbace

879
15 November 1743 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Today, will be reviv'd an Opera. The Musick compos'd by Mr Handel. With Dances and other Decorations entirely new. Pit and Boxes to be put together; and no Person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd this Day at the Office in the Haymarket, at Half a Guinea each. Gallery 5s. 6 p.m. Note. The Subscribers to the Opera are desir'd to send for their Silver Tickets to the Opera-Office in the Hay-Market. [This customary notice will not be included further. According to Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, I, 102, this is the new opera Rossane, Lampugnani's first composition, at the house for which he was the new resident composer. Musicologists have not arrived at the identity of this piece, Burney and Loewenburg attributing it to Lampugnani, Schoelcher and Deutsch to Handel. See Deutsch, Handel, p. 572, where he reviews the evidence.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Roxana; Or, Alexander In India

880
24 January 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical passages. [This elaboration occurs on all Subsequent notices this season, but will not be further recorded.] Thomas Griffith died (Burney Actors MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

881
09 February 1745 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A new Pastoral Opera. [Really a pasticcio. Text-Vanneschi; some music by St. Germain (Burney).] Pit and boxes half a guinea. Gallery 5s. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'incostanza Deluza

882
21 September 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. [Colin and Phebe written by Moore and composed by Arne. Constantly encored all summer at Vauxhall (Burney, History of Music IV, 668).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Song: II: Lowe; V: Dialogue call'd Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: III: Muilment

883
07 January 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Caduta De Giganti; Or, The Fall Of The Giants

Performance Comment: Singers-Monticelli, Jozzi, Ciacchi, Signora Imer, Signora Pompeati (or Mrs Cornelie), Signora Frasi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 452). [See program of 25 March where Jozzi, Ciacchi, Imer and Pompeati are listed as singing in this opera.]See program of 25 March where Jozzi, Ciacchi, Imer and Pompeati are listed as singing in this opera.]

884
14 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Pit and Boxes to be put together, and no person to be admitted without Tickets, which will be deliver'd that day at the office at cg theatre, at half a Guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at half an hour after Four o'clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at half an hour after Six. The Subscribers who favoured Mr Handel last season with their subscription, are desired to send to the office at cg on the day of the performance, where two tickets shall be deliver'd to each Gratis, in order to make good the Number of Performances subscrib'd to last season. [Recitative and chorus. Words taken from Milton and Spenser (Edition of 1746). Rehearsed at Handel's lodgings on 7 Feb. Burney and DeFesch in orchestra. (Deutsch, Handel, pp. 629-30.) Librettist not known, possibly Thomas Morell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The New Occasional Oratorio

885
04 November 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annibale In Capua

Performance Comment: Parts-Reginelli, Borosini, Triulzi, Ciocchi, Mrs Pirker, Signora Casarini, Signora Frasi (Burney, History of Music, IV, 453).

Dance:

886
17 January 1747 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera...with Dances, Choruses, Machines, and other various Decorations, Entirely new. [Text by Vanneschi; composed by Paradies (Burney, History of Music, IV, 453).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaeton

Dance:

887
24 March 1747 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Premiere of Terradellas's Bellerofonte. Crescendo is used...seemingly for the first time. Libretto by F. Vanneschi--Burney, History of Music, IV, 456

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bellerephon

Dance:

Entertainment: End Opera: Fireworks Display-. [Repeated in all announcements of this opera.

888
08 November 1748 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Subscription. A Burletta, or Comic Opera...being the first of this Species of Musical Drama ever exhibited in England. [But see Burney, II, 248, on both cast and music.] Pit and Boxes Half a guinea. Gallery 5s. To begin at 6 p.m. Last Wednesday arrived in London, from Italy, Signor Croza, with his New Company of Italian Performers, who are to entertain the Town the approaching Season, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, with Operas of a new kind, call'd Burlettas (General Advertiser, 23 Sept.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Comedia In Comedia

Dance: GGrand Dance (compos'd by Poitier)-Mlle Poitier, Master Charles, Miss Jenny Poitier

Music: Rinaldo da Capua

889
18 February 1749 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Pasticcio (Burney, II, 848). A Dr Crosa is the promoter of the Italian company here (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Giramondo

Dance: Between the Acts: Dancing-

890
18 May 1750 @ Hickford's Room

Event Comment: At Hickford's Room, Brewer St. Benefit for Mme Cuzzoni. Burney, II, 848-49: [Giardini's] first performance in public was at a benefit concert for Cuzzoni, May the 18th...where, as this was her third arrival in this country, and she was grown old, poor, and almost deprived of voice, by age and infirmities, there was but little company; yet, when Giardini played a solo of Martini of Milan's composition, the applause was so long and loud, that I never remember to have heard such hearty and unequivocal marks of approbation at any other musical performance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

891
20 May 1755 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By desire the Musick composed by Perez. [But see 12 April; Burney, II, 853, follows the Perez attribution.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

892
06 January 1761 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera--Music by Galuppi. [Text--Goldoni. First performance in England. The text notes music originally by Baldassar Galuppi called Buranello, and perfected by Gioacchino Cocchi. Burney (History of Music, II, 860) notes the extreme popularity of this piece, and the success of the Paganinis as singers in it.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Filosofo Di Campagna

Dance: New Dances , as17601216-Gherardi, Mlle Asselin, Polly Capitani, Tariot

893
30 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Jan. 30, 1766, died Mrs Cibber. Was Miss Arne, born 1715. Married Theo Cibber 21 April 1734. Brought to bed of a son 5 April 1736. Left stage 1738 with Mr Sloper, who was charged with damages. Acted Dublin 1741. Returned to Covent Garden and performed till 1747. Joined Garrick till 1750. Returned to cg till 1753. Returned to dl and remained till she died (Winston MS 9 from Burney's Actor's MS)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

894
25 February 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: GGarrick reported to be at [?] cg & that Powell & Holland had borrowed #25,000 at 5 0@0 interest to purchase Garrick's Share (Winston MS 9, from Burney news cuttings)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

895
15 January 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid the balance of 3rd, 5th, 9th, nights of Cymon to Mr Evans for the authors #360 14s. 6d. Gave Princess Dowager's Footmen a Christmas box, #2 2s. Paid 2 Printer's bills #18 13s.; Paid Mr Burney 15 days, not on the list, #6 5s.; Chorus 2 nights #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). [On this date a receipt signed by Michael Arne for #119 17s. 10d. as compensation for the music for Cymon appears in the Folger Library. (See 2 Jan. 1767.)]Receipts: #148 15s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

896
28 March 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dido

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Havard, Bensley, Bransby, Strange, A Young Gentlewoman, Mrs Lee, Mrs Yates, Packer, Aickin, Fawcett; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington Aeneas-Powell; Cephales-Bensley; Gyas-Bransby; Sagertus-Fox; Norbal-Holland; Bilius-Havard; Adoam-Strange; Dido-Mrs Yates; Anna-Mrs Lee; Barce-Miss Simson (Winston MS 9, from Burney's News Cuttings).

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

897
30 April 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for King. House charges #76 10s. [Profit to King #55 14s.] Paid Master Burney 15 nights #3 2s. 6d. Printer's bill #9 6s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #132 4s. (Treasurer's Book). At 5 went to the Pit at Drury Lane to see the Clandestine Marriage...I could see this play, as it is now performed, every night, but J. Palmer was not so good in Brush as the other Mr Palmer whose character it is. Plym did not please tonight. The scene between the lawyers was omitted. We had the Irish Lilt by Mrs King, Giorgi, &c., and a comic scene by her and M Dugermay, with Linco's Travels...Mrs King is certainly a very fine dancer and has the best legs I ever saw. Past eleven ere we got out. A little girl of 7 or 8 years old danced very prettily (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: I: The Irish Lilt-Giorgi, Mrs King; End: A Comic Dance-Duquesney, Mrs King

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels-King

898
17 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Last time of performing the afterpiece before the Benefits. A duel with pistols between George? Garrick and Baddeley on account of G. Garrick remon[stratin]g with Baddeley on [receiving] his wife's salary. Baddeley fir'd then G. G. fir'd in the air, and a reconciliation took place (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney's News Clippings). [See full and humorous acct Town and Country Magazine, March, pp. 157-58 with woodcut of duel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

899
26 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Part of pit laid into boxes. ["On 25 March Mrs Baddeley set off for Dublin, induced by her husband's behaviour" (Winston MS 10, from Dr Burney's News Clippings). But she was advertised as singing the part of Rhodope in the afterpiece the night of the twenty-sixth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17690926

900
30 April 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Champnes and Mrs W. Barry (playbill). [N.B. Winston suggests Cymbeline this night, but all extant playbill evidence favors Cymon. "Sir Joshua Reynolds purchased portrait of Garrick as Abel Drugger by Zoffany for #100" (Winston MS 10, from Burney News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: III: As17700428