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7935 results for: Keyword - George Frederick Handel
We found 5876 matches on Author, 1368 matches on Performance Comments, 947 matches on Event Comments, 374 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

6326
30 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: After the Singing, as17840311athi

Song: End of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George

Monologue: 1784 04 30 Before the mainpiece an occasional Address spoken by Mrs Wells

6327
12 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Song: End of mainpiece The new Highland lassie, as17840507; a new Hunting Song and Chorus (composed by Danby) by Chapman; Sweet Passion of Love by Miss George

6328
17 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupes of Fancy; or, Every Man his Hobby Author(s): George Saville Carey

Song: dl

Dance: Plutus-Staunton; Wit-Miss George; the Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. End of Act I of mainpiece New Hornpipe by Master Butler (Scholar of Miller); End of Act III The Soldier Tir'd, as17840414; End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour and Allemande by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: In mainpiece an Interlude of

6329
18 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17840514; End of mainpiece, as17831204

Song: End of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, and Shepherds, I have lost my love, both by Miss George

6330
31 May 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Music: [Prologue by George Colman, the elder.]

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17840528

6331
05 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Music: End of Act II a concertante for clarinet and bassoon by Mahon

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Bannister and Miss George

Monologue: 1784 08 05 Previous to mainpiece an occasional Address (2nd time) by Mrs Wells

6332
19 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss George

6333
02 February 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Song: In mainpiece: The Original Music by Matthew Locke, with additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Barrymore, Williames, Wilson, Fawcett; Miss Phillips, Miss Field, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Cranford, Miss Burnett, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 4 Feb.]

6334
14 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music, composed by the late Dr Arne; the Vocal Parts by Miss Phillips, Miss Field, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Barnes, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Smith, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten

6335
01 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music, composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments, by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Barrymore, Williames, Wilson, Fawcett; Mrs Crouch, Miss Field, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten

6336
29 October 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Song: As17851001, but added: Danby; omitted: Miss George

6337
10 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask d

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Collin cur'd of roving by Miss George; End of mainpiece Bucks of the Field by Dignum

6338
22 August 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Entertainment: Monologue End 1st piece: George Alexander Stevens's Original Lecture on Heads (Head of Alexander the Great, Head of a Cherokee Chief, Head of a Quack-Doctor, Cuckold's Head, Nobody's Head, The laughing and crying Philosophers' Heads, Head of Flattery, A fine Lady's Head, Head of an Old Maid, Cleopatra's Head, Plain Moll's Head, Head of a Married Lady)-Palmer

6339
04 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Actor Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Truth 0

Music: End oratorio: God save Great George our King!-

6340
11 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Actor Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 0 Triumph of Truth 0

Performance Comment: Selected from the Great and Favourite Works of Handel that were performed at his Commemoration in Westminster Abbey and at the Pantheon on 26 and 27 May 1784. For a detailed account of what was sung, see17890318 Principal Vocal Parts and Violin As17890227.

Music: End I oratorio: serenata solo on harp, as17890306End II: a new Grand Concerto on the harp-Mme Krumpholtz; Conclude: God save Great George our King-

6341
30 April 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Saint Georges Day or Britons Rejoice

Song: End 3rd piece: God save the King-; with Grand Accompaniment [on the organ]-Greatorex [, as performed at the Oratorios see17890320

6342
25 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Wood

Dance: In 2nd piece: the Dances (under direction of D'Egville,)-Whitmell, Keys, George D'Egville, Lewis D'Egville, Master Whitmell, Master Chatterley, Master Menage, Master Webb, Mrs Haskey, Miss DeCamp, Miss E. Menage, Miss F?. D'Egville, Miss Jacobs, Miss Haskey, Miss Standen, Miss Menage

6343
19 April 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not Or The Kind Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: III: When first I began Sir to ogle the Ladies (from The Strangers at Home)-Mrs Jordan; End: There the silver'd Waters roam (from The Pirates)-Sedgwick

Entertainment: Monologue End I: Lodgings for Single Gentlemen (from George? Colman's Night-Gown and Slippers)-Suett

6344
12 March 1761 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-; Songs Hail Immortal Bacchus (from Judith Arne)-Champness; Di Nobil Alma (Ciampi)-Miss Frederick; Farewell ye Limpid Springs (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Come Blooming Boy (from Choice of Hercules, Handel)-Miss Young; Concerto on violincello-Sig Cervetto; Anthem My Heart is Insisting-(Handel); Part II Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Songs, Nymphs and Shepherds (from Alfred, Arne)-Miss Brent; Happy Day (from Eliza, Arne)-Miss Young; Concerto on violin composed and performed-Dubourg; Anthem As pants the heart-(Handel); Part III Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Songs, Vain is Beauty's Gaudy Flow'r (from Judith, Arne)-Miss Brent; When Bacchus, Jolly God (Handel)-Beard; Verdi Prati (from Alcina, Handel)-Miss Frederick; Freely I to Heaven Resign (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Anthem, The King Shall Rejoice-(Handel).
Cast
Role: Di Nobil Alma Actor: Miss Frederick
Role: Verdi Prati Actor: Miss Frederick

6345
20 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 1

Performance Comment: New Overture-(Haydn); Praise the Lord-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); See her awful domes-Kelly (Julius Caesar, Handel); No more shall Edom-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); On our paternal-Reinhold, Dignum, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch, Chorus (Corelli); He bids the circling season-Miss Lockhart; Give glory to his awful name-Chorus (Handel); Cease ah cease-Mrs Crouch [i.e. Ombra Cara (Radamisto, Handel)]; Remember us O Lord-Quartetto, Chorus (Purcell); O thou almighty pow'r-Mrs Ambrose [i.e. Affani del pensier (Ottone, Handel)]; When storms the proud-Reinhold (Athalia, Handel); O Judah boast-Chorus (Handel); Rise O God-Chorus (Funeral Anthem, Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 2

Performance Comment: Tis Mighty Wine-Reinhold (Ottone, Handel); 'Tis Generous Wine-Kelly, Chorus (Dr Arnold); Like the raging Ocean-Mrs Crouch (Dr Arne); Shake the Dome-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); Prophetic visions-Kelly (Occasional Oratorio, Handel); The Glorious Day is won-Chorus of Soldiers (Handel); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Ambrose ([Artaxerxes] Dr Arne); From the censer-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); Around the Fair attending-Miss Lockhart (Handel); On the charmer-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); Strong is the Heart-Chorus (Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 3

Performance Comment: Sacred Truth-Mrs Ambrose (Dr Arnold); Vain is Beauty-Mrs Crouch ([Judith] Dr Arne); O God! 'Tis Thou-Chorus (Handel); Hear a Nation's deep Distress-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold, Chorus (Jomelli); Safely go in Joy and Peace-Reinhold (Handel); Long by adverse motion-Kelly (Handel); Songs of Joy-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the hauboy-W. Parke (Sacchini); Glory to God (Joshua, Handel), We will rejoice (Joseph, Handel)-Grand Chorus; God save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: God save Great George our King Actor: .

Music: As17890311

6346
09 December 1748 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Sga Sybilla, Miss Young, Waltz, Hague, Messing Jr; Act I: The overture in Otho-; A Concerto of Geminiani-; A Solo on the German Flute-Balicourt; Powerful Guardians, Come ever Smiling Liberty by Handel-Sga Sybilla; Concerto on the Bassoon-Miller; Solo on the Violincello-Jones; First Trumpet-Snow; A Grand Concerto with Trumpets French Horns, and four Kettle Drums-John Mitchell Axt; who has had the honour to perform before several Sovereigns and English General Officers with great applause. Between the Acts: Preamble on Kettle Drums-Axe; a piece of music-six of the best French Horns; in England, never attempted before. Act II: The Music on the Thanksgiving Day-; compos'd by John Frederick Lampe, as it was perform'd on Thursday the 9th day of October 1746, in the Savoy. The words oy Christian Benjamin Schlaiblin, dedicated to the Duke of Cumberland. Concluding with the Water Music of Handel-;accompanied with four kettle drummers-.
Cast
Role: Handel Actor: Sga Sybilla
Role: Handel Actor:

6347
22 February 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Belshazzar

Performance Comment: Larpent MS lists parts: Belshazzar, Daniel, Cyrus, Gobryas (An Assyrian Noble revolted to Cyrus), Nitocris (Mother to Belshazzar), Arioch (a Babylonian Lord), Chorus of Babylonians , Jews , Medes , and Persians . [Deutsch, Handel, p. 794, lists: Belshazzar-Beard; Nitocris-Signora Frasi; Cyrus-Miss Young [Mrs Scott]; Daniel-Miss Frederick; Gobrias-Champness.
Cast
Role: Daniel Actor: Miss Frederick

6348
01 March 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Beard; Iphis-Signora Frasi; Hamor-Miss Young [Mrs Scott]; Storage-Miss Frederick; Zebul-Champness (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 619).
Cast
Role: Storage Actor: Miss Frederick

6349
24 March 1752 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I New Overture by Giardini-; Airs: Caro sposo (Alberti)-Sga Frasi; Through the Land so Lovely Blooming (Handel)-Beard; Honour and Arms (Handel)-Wass; Vo solcando (Vinci)-Sga Galli; Concerto-Pasqualino; Part II Concerto-Giardini; Airs: Father in Heaven (Handel)-Galli; Revenge Timotheus cries (Handel)-Wass; See Hercules how smiles yon myrtle plain (Handel)-Sga Frasi; The Trumpets loud Clangor (Handel)-Beard; Duetto-Sga Frasi, Sga Galli; Concerto-Miller; Part III Concerto-Vincent; Airs: Love in her eyes sits playing (Handel)-Beard; Pastorella (Ciampi)-Sga Galli; Se perde l'usignolo (Jomelli)-Sga Frasi; Trio, The Flocks shall leave the Mountain (Handel)-Sga Frasi, Beard, Wass; Grand Concerto of Handel's-.
Cast
Role: Grand Concerto of Handel's Actor: .

6350
16 April 1751 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainment Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I Overture by Sg Paradies-; Airs Why does the God of Israel Sleep (Handel)-Beard; Infelice in van mi lagno (Chiampi)-Sga Frasi; Concerto-Pasquilano; Airs: False Imagine (Handel)-Sga Cuzzoni; Non pavento il pastorello (Resta)-Guadagni; Part II Concerto by DuBourg-DuBourg; Airs Father of Heaven (Handel)-Sga Galli; Se vedi nascere (Chinzer)-Sga Frasi; Concerto-Miller; Benche mi siu crudele (Handel)-Sga Cuzzoni; Pastorella io giurerei (Chiampi)-Sga Galli; Part III Concerto-Vincent; Airs Return O God of Hosts (Handel)-Sga Frasi; Varcan col' Vento istesso (Chiampi)-Sga Galli; Se non Timor allata (Chiampi)-Guadagni; Tune your Harps (Handel)-Beard; Duetto Piu amabile belta (Handel)-Sga Cuzzoni, Guadagni; A Grand Concerto of Handel's-.