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951 results for: Keyword - Frederic Handel, Esq.
We found 578 matches on Event Comments, 228 matches on Performance Comments, 210 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

301
16 June 1762 @ Ranelagh Gardens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Music In Four Acts

Performance Comment: Favourite songs. A good Choir disposed over the orchestra, and some extraordinary hands. End Act II, Handel's Grand Chorus from the Messiah-; [End Act IV, Handel's Coronation Anthem-. [After the music is over, in the Portico opposite the Octagone in the Garden, will be exhibited the Theatre of Shados [sic] representing several beautiful views of Italy, and moving figures...Between the acts the French Horns-; [and Clarinets- [will play favourite pieces- [in the Garden. The whole to conclude with a Ball..in the Garden. The whole to conclude with a Ball..
Cast
Role: Handel's Coronation Anthem Actor: .

302
07 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 0; Redemption 0; L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture-(Berenice, Handel); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Mad Bess-Mrs Billington (Purcell); The mighty power-Chorus (Athalia, Handel); Se constanta per timore-Mrs Second (Caruso); Together let us range-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); Shall I in Mamre's-Bartleman (Joshua, Handel); Bravura song-Mrs Billington (Sacchini); Gloria Patri-Chorus.

303
14 March 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March (Scipio, Handel)-; The mansion of peace-Harrison (Webbe); Nightingale Chorus (Solomon, Handel)-; Not unto us-Mrs Second; accompanied on the clarionet-Mahon (Arne); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Boyce); I rage I melt I burn, O ruddier than the cherry-Bartleman; Wretched lovers-Chorus (Acis and Galatea, Handel); The soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Arne); God save the King-Chorus.

304
20 February 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Know all men by these presents, that Colley Cibber, Esq</a>; of the Parish of St/James's in the County of Middlesex, for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty Pounds of lawful Mony of Great Britain to him in hand paid by John Watts of London, Stationer, he the said Colley Cibber, Esq; hath bargained, sold and assigned, and set over, and by these presents doth bargain, sell, assign and set over all that the full and sole right and title, of, in and to the copy of a Tragedy, intitled, Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John, written by the said Colley Cibber, Esq; to have and to hold the said copy of the said tragedy unto the said John Watts, his heirs and assigns for ever, notwithstanding any act or law to the contrary: In witness whereof the said Colley Cibber, Esq; hath hereunto sett his hand and seal this twentieth day of February, 1744/5. [Signed] C. Cibber. [Witnesses] James Webster, John Mark Bimson. [Original Document in Folger Shakespeare Library, validated by three Sixpence stamps, and Cibber's seal. Case No. 993 among Cibber documents.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Papal Tyranny

305
07 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, By Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Othello-Sir Francis Delaval; Iago-John Delaval Esq; Cassio-E. Delaval Esq; Brabantio, Lodovico-Sim Pine Esq; Roderigo-Capt. Stevens; Desdemona-Mrs Quarme (Hogan) , Mrs Quan (Cross), Mrs Qualm (Winston); Emelia-Mrs Stevens (Hogan).

306
January 1698 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heroick Love

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue- by Henry StJohn Esq</a>; Epilogue- By Bevill Higgons, Esq</a>; Agamemnon-Betterton; Achilles-Verbruggen; Nestor-Bowman; Ulysses-Sandford; Patroclus-Scudemore; Chryses-Kynaston; Chalcas-Freeman; Talthybius-Baily; Chruseis-Mrs Barry; Briseis-Mrs Bracegirdle; Artemis-Mrs Prince.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: by Henry StJohn Esq</a>
Role: Epilogue Actor: By Bevill Higgons, Esq</a>

307
16 May 1713 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Handel. [Admission as 2 March.] In all its former Perfection, viz. As Scenes, Flights, and Decorations. [Handel received #73 10s. 11d. See Deutsch, p. 59.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theseus

Music: With the Addition ofseveral New Songs-; particularly an Entertainment for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr Hendel on purpose for that Day-

308
15 April 1721 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mutius Scaevola

309
26 March 1731 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Compos'd by Mr Handel. [Text by John Gay. See also Deutsch, Handel, pp. 272-73.] Receipts: money #34 10s. 6d.; tickets #34 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Song: Likewise the Song Son Confusa Pastorella-Mr Rochetti, being the Favourite Hornpipe in the Opera of Porus

310
07 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [See Deutsch, Handel, p. 287, for a discussion as to whether Handel's music was a part of this program; there is no evidence for it in the bill in the Daily Post.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

311
02 May 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: An Oratorio in English. Formerly Compos'd by Mr Handel, and now revised by him, with several Additions, and to be performed by a great Number of the best Voices and Instruments. N.B. There will be no Action on the Stage. but the House will be fitted up in a decent Manner for the Audience. The Musick to be disposed after the maner of the Coronation Service. [Their Majesties, Prince, Princess Royal and Amelia present. See also Egmont, Diary, I, 266, and Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, pp. 205-97.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

312
24 June 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Composed by Signior Bononcini. Queen, Prince, and princesses present. [For a comment upon the entertainment, see The Craftsman, 12 August (partially reproduced in Deutsch, Handel, p. 295), and Daily Post, 9 June (also in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 293-94).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Pastoral Entertainment

313
27 January 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. Wherein the Cloaths and Scenes are all intirely New. [Music by Handel. Text possibly by Grazio Braccioli, but see Deutsch, Handel, p. 303.] Done into English by Mr Humphreys. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orlando

314
07 April 1733 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: For an essay on Handel and operas, see Craftsman, 7 April (reprinted in Deutsch, Handel, pp. 310-13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deborah

315
29 December 1733 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Ariadne in Naxus is title in edition of 1734. Music by Nicola Porpora. Text by Rolli. This was the opening of the opera company opposing Handel. See comment by Caspar Wilhelm von Brocke in Deutsch, Handel, p. 341.] Pit and Boxes half a guinea. First Gallery 4s. Upper Gallery 2s. 6d. 6 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne

316
05 January 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Recitatives by Handel. Apparently not published, and Deutsch, Handel, p. 342, gives no cast. Their Majesties and three eldest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arbaces

317
04 February 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Second Musick: 3d Concerto of the 1st Opera of Geminiani. Third Musick: Overture, with French Horns, composed for Ptolemy by Handel. V: Handel's Water Musick, accompanied with French Horns

Performance Comment: Third Musick: Overture, with French Horns, composed for Ptolemy by Handel. V: Handel's Water Musick, accompanied with French Horns .

Dance: III: Black and White Joak by Nivelon and Miss Mann. V: Les ombres des Amants Fideles by Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, &c

Song: I: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond by Miss Arne. II: Hush, ye pretty, warbling Choir by Miss Arne. IV: Lusingue pui care by Miss Arne

318
14 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Music: I: Lesson on the Harpsichord by Miss Baston. V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker

Performance Comment: V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker .

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17340504. III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden

Song: In the role of the Gravedigger will be introduc'd some additional Songs in the Ballad Stile by Leveridge. III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

319
23 October 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: The King grants a subsidy of #1,000 to Handel's opera company. See Deutsch, Handel, p. 370

Performances

Mainpiece Title:

320
03 January 1738 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A New Opera. [Text by Zeno. Music by Handel.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 4 Jan.: Last Night the new Opera of Faramondo was perform'd...to a splendid Audience, and met with general Applause. It being the first Time of Mr Handel's Appearance this Season, he was honour'd with extraordinary and repeated Signs of Approbation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Faramondo

321
13 December 1739 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Acis-Beard; Galatea-Signora Francescina; Polyphemus-Reinhold; Damon-The Boy (Deutsch, Handel, p. 492; Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p.177); With two new Concertos for several Instruments-never perform'd before; The last New Ode of Mr Dryden's-; And a Concerto on the Organ-.

322
17 March 1740 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Millamant-Mrs Clive, in which Character will be produced the Original Song, the Words by Mr Congreve, and new set to Musick by Mr Handel; Mirabel-Milward; Fainall-Mills; Sir Wilful-Turbutt; Witwoud-Chapman; Petulant-Macklin; Waitwell-Shepard; Marwood-Mrs Butler; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Macklin; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Pritchard; Foible-Miss Bennet; Mincing-Mrs Walter.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; In IV: Muilment; V: Ballet-Denoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Song: III: Would You Taste the Noon@Tide Air (Comus)-Miss Edwards

323
28 March 1740 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Music: With the two new Concertos-; performed in the same this Season, for several Instruments. Also the last new Ode- of Mr Dryden's; And the Concerto on the Organ, that was by Mr Handel- on the same Occasion this Season

Performance Comment: Also the last new Ode- of Mr Dryden's; And the Concerto on the Organ, that was by Mr Handel- on the same Occasion this Season.
Cast
Role: Mr Handel Actor: on the same Occasion this Season.

324
07 February 1741 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Ed Il Moderato

Performance Comment: Music, As17410131 [For a letter concerning Handel's operas, see Deutsch, Handel, p. 511.]

325
26 February 1741 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: A Solo on the Violin-Collett; a Concerto on the Harpsichord-Gladwin; several Pieces on the Trumpet-Snow; Likewise the Dead March in Saul-to be performed with the Sackbuts; To which will be added, set to Musick Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day by Mr Handel-; the principal Voice Part-Mrs Arne.
Cast
Role: Mr Handel Actor: