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Event Comment: [Opera in place of Armida, advertised in Morning Post, 11 Mar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: As17910226

Ballet: Amphion et Thalie. As17910226

Event Comment: [Opera in place of Idalide, advertised in Morning Post, 20 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Locanda

Dance: As17910610

Event Comment: [Opera in place of La Locanda, advertised in Morning Post, 4 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Molinarella

Dance: As17910616

Event Comment: Opera: Chorusses as 2 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Dance: As17960109

Event Comment: Opera: Chorusses as 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: As17960116

Event Comment: Opera: Chorusses as 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: As17960116

Event Comment: Opera: Chorusses as 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: As17960116

Event Comment: Opera: Chorusses as 19 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: WithDancesby Onorati-

Event Comment: Opera: Chorusses as 19 Jan. Piramo e Tisbe [advertised in Morning Chronicle, 5 Feb.] is unavoidably deferred to Tuesday next, on account of the sudden indisposition of one of the performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: As17960202 [One of these dances was a Hornpipe by Mlle DelCaro, now Mme Bossi (Morning Chronicle, 8 Feb.).

Event Comment: Opera: Instead of Evelina, which is unavoidably deferred on account of the Illness of Rovedino

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: As17970221

Event Comment: Opera: 1st time in this Country [1st performed at Vienna, 1787. In subsequent bills occasionally entitled, as originally, L'Arbore di Diana]. The Music by Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lalbero Di Diana

Dance: As17970131

Event Comment: "Opera, for first time. Dance of 'Bacchus and Ariadne.' We have advanced to the point of seeing people dance naked" (Windham Diary (9 Dec. 1797), p. 383)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Dance: As17971202

Ballet: Ariadne et Bacchus. As17971202

Event Comment: Opera: Not performed these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Dance: As17980614

Ballet: Le Deserteur. As17980614

Event Comment: Opera: 1st time [in London; 1st performed at Naples, 1794]. The Music entirely new, composed [i.e. revised] here by Bianchi. With new Scenes (painted by Marinari, and under his direction), Dresses and Decorations. "In the second act there is an Air of Madame Banti in a singular style:-she is accompanied by the Hautboys and Tenors only; the Violins are mute. It had a very fine effect" Morning Chronicle, 23 Jan.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: As17990101

Event Comment: [Opera in place of La Frascatana, advertised in Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.] The doors to be opened on Tuesday Evening at half after six, and the Performance to begin at half after seven; but on Saturday Evenings the Doors to be opened at quarter past six, and the Performance to begin at quarter past seven [same for rest of season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ines De Castro

Dance: As17990330

Event Comment: [Opera performances in place of Didone, advertised in Morning Chronicle, 10 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The 2nd Act Of Ines De Castro

Afterpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Dance: End: A New Divertissement, as17990326End 2nd piece: Tarare- [see17990502]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Le Menteur

Afterpiece Title: LEpreuve Recriproque

Related Works
Related Work: L'Epreuve Réciproque Author(s): M.A. Le Grand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lavare

Afterpiece Title: Lepreuve Reciproque

Related Works
Related Work: L'Epreuve Réciproque Author(s): M.A. Le Grand

Dance: Glover, being the first time of his appearing on this Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farnace

Dance: I: By Particular Desire, The Judgment of Paris, with Paris-Gallini; II: The Triumphs of Love-; in which will be introduced a favourite Minuet-which was performed in the opera of Il Ciro Riconosciuto; III: A Grand Turk's Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Entertainment: A Grand Scene of Cupid and Psyche-; A Scaramouch Dance-Phillips; which he performed at the Opera House at Paris upwards of Forty successive Nights with universal Applause. A Dialogue between Punch and Colombine-; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jupiter And Juno

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy or Jack Spaniard Bit

Entertainment: GGrand Scaramouch Dance-Phillips, others, as he performed it at the Opera House in Paris, upwards of Forty Nights successively, with universal Applause; Scotch Dialogue-Parry, Mrs Phillips; A new Song-Parry in Praise of Admiral Vernon; Sailor Dance-Phillips; A Grand Dance call'd Vertumnus-Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from Paris); V: A New Grand Comic Dance-M and Mlle Mechel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Triomfo Damore

Afterpiece Title: Orfeo

Dance: New Dance adapted to the Opera (Orfeo) intermixed with Grand Choruses-; In pastoral piece: Grand Ballet with Pas de cinq-Slingsby, Mlle Grenier, Lepy, Sga Crispi, Mlle Lafond; End Opera: New Grand Ballet-Mlle Heinel, Fierville; with a new Allemand-; New Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Grand Ballet with Pasacal and Grand Chancone, as17730413 II: Grand Ballet with Grand Chorusses-; End II: Grand Ballet with Pas de Cinq, as17730417 End Opera: Grand Ballet with Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Cid

Dance: I: Grand Ballet, Chacone-Mlle Heinel, others; II: A Grand Ballet intermixed with Grand Chorusses-; a Pastoral Dance-Leppie, Mlle Grenier, other principal dancers; End Opera: Grand Serious Dance, Grand Chacone-Mlle Heinel, Fierville, Others