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703 results for: Keyword - Handel
We found 291 matches on Event Comments, 196 matches on Performance Title, 184 matches on Performance Comments, 77 matches on Author, and 73 matches on Roles/Actors.

676
20 May 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Johnstone; Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Wewitzer; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Rock; Puttey-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza (with Angels ever Bright and Fair from "Theodora" by Handel)-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

677
23 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected, by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Bertoni, Dr Arne, and Carolan. [Afterpiece in place of Animal Magnetism, advertised on playbill of 21 Sept.] Receipts: #199 6s. 6d. (197.5.6; 2.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

678
28 September 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Shelty to Edwin, but "Ryder in the stead of Edwin, who was said to be indisposed, played the part of Shelty" (World, 29 Sept.).] Afterpiece: The Music by Handel, Rizzio, ?J. C.? Bach, Gretry, Corri, Shield. A new Scotch Overture by Shield. Paid Music 25th Inst. #11 7s. 6d.; Properties 2s. 4d.; Kettle Drum 5s.; Wardrobe #5 10s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #8 12s. 6d.; Chorus Singers #2; Cox for Scenemen #28 1s.; Hodgins #4 4s. Receipts: #254 4s. 6d. (250.15.0; 3.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

679
24 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: The Music partly selected from Handel, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani and Sacchini; and partly composed by Shield. With an Overture by Salieri. [3rd piece in place of Thomas and Sally, advertised on playbill of 23 Nov.] Receipts: #195 11s. 6d. (189.14.0; 5.17.6):

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

680
08 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Tickets delivered for Monday the 8th of February will be received. Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Text 1st published in his Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798). Season of 1790-91 acted as The Fugitive]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music selected and composed by Shield, and consists of several Russian Melodies, and compositions of Handel, Sacchini, Pleyel, Rauzzini, Guglielmi, Weichsel, Dalayrac, Callcott, Reeve, Prati and Shield. Receipts: #366 9s. 6d. (255.2.6; 3.5.0; tickets: 108.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Song: III: The Prince unable to conceal his Pain, from Alexander's Feast-Mrs Billington. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

681
19 March 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ode: The Words by Dryden. Composed by G. F. Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Or The Power Of Music Messiah

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea Messiah

Music: End Ode: As17900219

682
06 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Frederick Reynolds. Larpent MS 870; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 7 May]: With entire new Dresses, Scenes, Machinery and Decorations. The Music partly selected from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin y Soler?, Reeve, Dr Arne [the printed score (Longman and Broderip [1790]) adds: Martini, Duni, Carolan, Leveridge]. The rest composed by Shield. The Chorusses selected from Handel, and sung by the Performers from the Concert of Ancient Music. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #210 13s. 6d. (208.12.0; 2.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

683
24 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Festival

Performance Comment: In which the Performers of the Concert of Ancient Music have obligingly offered their Assistance. The Wooden Walls of Old England (composed by Reeve)-Darley; As I saw fair Clora-Johnstone, Bannister; September 13th; or, The Siege of Gibraltar-Bannister; Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Blanchard, Bannister; How stands the glass around-Johnstone; Bless the true Church and save the King- (composed by Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: End II: a Nicketerotion at the Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Darley, Duffey, Mrs Warrell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gray, Mrs Mountain

Dance: With Grand Dance-Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

684
19 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 15th [recte 14th] Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. With new Dresses, Scenes, Machinery and Decorations. The Music partly from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin y Soler?, Reeve, Dr Arne. The rest by Shield. The Chorusses selected from Handel, to be sung by the Performers from the Concert of Ancient Music. [Miss Williams was from the Exeter theatre.] Receipts: #137 1s. 6d. (133.7.0; 3.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

685
24 February 1792 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: Written by Milton. Set to Music by Handel. Among the instrumental performers are Messrs Ashley andSons, Patria, Sarjant, Billington, Mahon, Boyce, Mountain, Howard, Lavenu, Simpson, Gwilliam, Purney, Munro, Leander, Kaye, Sharp, Lyon, &c. Double Drums by J. Ashley. The whole under the direction of Harrison and Ashley. At Play-house Prices. No money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin precisely at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Books of the Performance, with the names of the performers to their respective songs, price 6d., may be had at the Theatre, and to prevent imposition in the streets, the Manager's books are printed with the following words at the bottom of each title-page, "Printed by H. Macleish, Duke's court, Drury-Lane.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso 0

Afterpiece Title: LAlegro ed il Pensieroso 1

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed il Pensieroso

Afterpiece Title: Grand Miscellaneous Act

686
29 February 1792 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0 Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 1

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 2

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Sono imbrogliato gia-Morelli (Paisiello); Fallen is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Barclay (Samson); Concerto violin-Master Bridgetower; Awake! Awake! Aeolian lyre-Reinhold (Alexander's Feast, by Dr Arnold); O Liberty-Miss Hagley; accompanied on the violoncello-Mason (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy sword-Chorus (Saul); Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain-Morelli, Chorus (Joshua); Sin not O King-Mrs Bland (Saul); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast, by Handel); What tho' I trace-Mrs Crouch (Solomon); Coronation Anthem-Chorus.

Music: End I: concerto on the hautboy-[J.] Parke

687
14 March 1792 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Composed By g

Performance Comment: F. Handel=; Redemption 0. As17920224.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

688
20 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ode: Written by Dryden, and set to Music by Handel. Instrumental Performers as 15 Feb., but added: Parkinson, Flack

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Music: End II oratorio: concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot

689
22 February 1793 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption Grand Selection 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). As17930220.

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Song: As17930220

Music: End Part II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Dussek

690
22 February 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: Written by Milton, and set to Music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Music: As17930220

691
25 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17920926, but Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Yarico-Mrs Crouch (of king's); Hush Ev'ry Breeze-Mrs Crouch; Sweet Bird (by Handel)-Mrs Crouch; accompanied on the flute-Ashe (from the Hanover-Square Concert); Planters-_; Sailor-_.

Afterpiece Title: Money at a Pinch or The Irishmans Frolicks

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors-

Song: In afterpiece: the following songs (incidental to the Piece) The Row, The Land of Potatoes, My sweetest Honoria (to a favorite air of Carolan's)-Johnstone

692
11 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by John O'Keeffe. In 1797 altered by the author as The Rival Soldiers]: With new Music, new Scenes and Dresses. The Music composed and selected [from Handel and Anfossi (BUC, 969)] by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 25 May 1793: This Day is Published Sprigs of Laurel (1s). Receipts: #210 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

693
21 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: The Words by Milton, and set to Music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso

Music: As17940319athi

694
18 August 1794 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gibbs. 3rd piece [1st time; M. ENT 2, by James Roberts]: End of Act I A Grand View of the British Fleet and the French Prizes entering Portsmouth, and an appropriate Procession. The Piece to conclude with a representation of the Town, &c. of Portsmouth, as illuminated on the glorious occasion. With a Transparency of Earl Howe. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The selected Musick by Mornington, Handel, Dr Arne, Boyce, Pleyel, &c. A Naval Overture, and the new Musick, by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 24 Oct. 1794: This Day is published RULE BRITANNIA! (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heigho For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: MISS IN HER TEENS

Afterpiece Title: RULE BRITANNIA

695
27 February 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ode: In two Parts. Principal Instrumental Performers as 20 Feb., but omitted: Bridgtower, Archer, Mahon, Lavenu, Napier, Simpson. Mr Ashley is exceedingly concerned that he is under the necessity of informing the Public that the Anthem [The Anthem that will be performed at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, on the Nuptials oF his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Princess Caroline of Brunswick, composed by Handel, to conclude with the Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah (advance playbill of 25 Feb.)] advertised for this Evening is necessarihy postponed until the Royal Marriage shall have taken place

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

696
16 May 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17941230, but Inkle (with additional songs selected from Handel)-Bowden (1st appearance in that character); Campley (with additional songs)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Yarico-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); added: Mate (with an additional song)-Townsend.

Afterpiece Title: Englands Glory or The British Tars at Spithead

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: End II: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

697
17 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: Written by Milton, and set to Music by Handel. Instrumental Performers as 12 Feb., but added: Lavenu. Morning Herald, 18 Feb.: Both Sweet Bird, accompanied on the violin by G. Ashley, and But o sad virgin, accompanied on the cello by C. Ashley, were sung by Miss Parke; Let me wander not unseen by Miss Leak; Come and trip it by Master Elliot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed Il Pensieroso 3 Alexanders Feast 3

Music: End Part II: concerto on the harp-Mme Delaval

698
19 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: Composed by G. F. Handel. Instrumental Performers as 17 Feb., but added: Ware. [The playbill retains Miss Leak, but she "was so hoarse as to be unable to take her oratorical share last night" (Oracle, 20 Feb.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Alexanders Feast Grand Selection 0

Music: End Part I: 3rd concerto of Giardini on the violin-G. Ashley; End Part II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Dussek

699
23 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Composed by G. F. Handel. Among the Instrumental Performers: C. Ashley, Sarjant, Wm. Parke, Boyce, R. Ashley, Bridgtower, Pinto, Parkinson, Lavenu. the Flacks, Taylor, Mackintosh, Wm. Ware, Dresler, Francis, Gwilliam, Nicks, the Munros, Archer, I. Sharp, W. Sharp, M. Sharp, J. Sharp, Betts, Cobham, Jackson, Wood, Coyle, Cornish, Jones, Purney, Leffler, Woodham, Piele, the Cantelos, Skillern, &c. Organ-J. Ashley. Double Drums (used at Westminster-Abbey)-Jenkinson. The Chorusses will be numerous and complete; the whole under the direction of Ashley. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 precisely [same throughout oratorio season]. Books of the Performance (with the Imprimatur of E. Macleish) to be had at the Theatre, price 6d. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon, at the Stage-Door in Hart-street. Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End I: concerto on the violin-Master Pinto (aged Eleven Years, Grandson to the celebrated Performer of that Name [ThomasPinto])

700
28 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Oratorio: The Words by Milton, and Music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro ed Il Pensieroso 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro Il Pensieroso 3