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5508 results for: Keyword - Henry Purcell
We found 3573 matches on Author, 1281 matches on Performance Title, 713 matches on Performance Comments, 435 matches on Event Comments, and 5 matches on Roles/Actors.

4976
24 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival or The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: In which How stands the Glass around? (General Wolfe's favorite Song)-Incledon; Irish Drinking song [Song [Of the ancients it's speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that soldiers be-Darley, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms Britons strike home (composed by Purcell)-Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees[; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

4977
19 November 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions (by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Musick by Purcell and Dr Arne, with the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Mr Linley Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: WHOs THE DUPE

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Dignum, Sedgwick, Caulfield, Cooke, Lyons, Dorion Sen. and Jun., Dibble, Willoughby, Walker, Brown, Saunders, Welsh, Burden//Mrs Bland, Miss De Camp, Mrs Stuart, Miss Menage, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale. In Act V the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick//Amphitrite-Mrs Stuart

4978
12 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Overture (OCCASIONAL ORATORIO). Shall I in Mamre's fertile; For all these mercies (JOSHUA). Ye Men of Gaza (SAMSON). O filial Piety; No, cruel Father (SAUL). When his loud voice (JEPHTHA). Lord, what is man (SEMELE). Total Eclipse; O first created beam (SAMSON). O worse than death; Angels ever bright (THEODORA). Fixed in his Everlasting seat (SAMSON). PART II. Eleventh Grand Concerto. As when the Dove (ACIS AND GALATEA). Tyrants would (ATHALIA). O sleep (SEMELE). O had I Jubal's lyre (JOSHUA). It must be so; Pour forth no more; No more to Ammon's (JEPHTHA). Lord remember David (SOSARME). O God who in thy Heeav'nly band (JOSEPH). PART III. Ye sons of Israel (JOSHUA). Honor and Arms (SAMSON). See the conq'ring Hero comes (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Why does the God of Israel sleep (SAMSON). What passion, accompanied on the violoncello by C. Ashley (DRYDEN'S ODE). Then round about the starry throne (SAMSON). Mad Bess by Mme Mara (Purcell). Gird on thy sword (SAUL). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

4979
14 March 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers as17940312but added: Mrs Bland. Leader as17940312ART I. God save the King (CORONATION ANTHEMS). He layeth the beams. O had I Jubal's Lyre (JOSHUA). Let me wander (L'ALLEGRO). Gird on thy sword (SAUL). Deeper and deeper; Waft her Angels (JEPHTHA). Let the bright Seraphim, accompanied on the trumpet by Hyde (SAMSON). For unto us (THE MESSIAH). PART II. Ye sons of Israel (JOSHUA). Why do the Nations (THE MESSIAH). What tho' I trace (SOLOMON). Welcome! Welcome! (SAUL). Mad Bess (Purcell). Concerto on the violin by Giornovichi. Pleasure my former ways (TIME AND TRUTH). O magnify the Lord. Tears such as (DEBORAH). Hallelujah for the Lord (THE MESSIAH). PART III. Lord, remember David. Heart the seat of soft delight (ACIS AND GALATEA). He gave them hailstones (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). Why does the God of Israel sleep [SAMSON]. See the conquering Hero (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Angels ever bright and fair (THEODORA). Sing ye to the Lord; The Horse and his Rider (ISRAEL IN EGYPT) .

4980
26 March 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Overture (BERENICE). Come ever smiling (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Tears such as tender (DEBORAH). For unto us a child (THE MESSIAH). Grateful hearts (NABAL). Sweep the strings; Music spread thy Voice (SOLOMON). Every day will I ([CHANDOS] ANTHEMS). For joys so vast; Happy they (JEPHTHA). From the censer (SOLOMO). PART II. Fourth Organ Concerto. Together let us range ([SOLOMON] by Boyce). The trumpet's loud; The double beat (DRYDEN'S ODE). He was eyes [SIROE]. He led tbrm thro' (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). Ye sons of Israel [JOSHUA]. Weep, Israel, weep; Go, baffled coward (SAMSON). For the Lord (THE MESSIAH). PART III. Fifth Grand Concerto. O liberty (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Let the bright; Awake the trumpets (SAMSON). O beauteous Queen (ESTHER). Mad Bess by Mme Mara (Purcell). How willing (SAMSON). But bright Cecilia; As from; The dead shall live (DRYDEN'S ODE). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

Music: End of Part II concerto on the organ by J. Ashley

4981
07 May 1794 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: THE SOLDIERS FESTIVAL or The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: To open with a Favorite Overture. The Royalist's March (composed by James Worgan). General Wolfe's favorite song, How stands the Glass around, by Incledon. The Siege of Troy by Johnstone. How merrily we live that Soldiers be by Incledon, Richardson, Johnstone. Hark! the Drum beats to Arms!, a new song, by Incledon, and Glee, with a Full Chorus (composed by James Worgan). To Arms and Britons strike home (composed by Purcell) by Incledon, Richardson, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees. To conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe. General Wolfe-Cranfield .

Afterpiece Title: THE SPRIGS OF LAUREL

4982
04 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March- (Scipio); Jehovah crown'd-; He comes-Chorus; Tune your harps- (Esther); Around let acclamations ring- (Athalia); Pious orgies- (Judas Maccabaeus); The trumpet's loud clangour- (Dryden's Ode); Mad Bess-Miss Parke (Purcell); Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Full chorus (Samson).

Music: End Part II: 3rd concerto of Giardini on the violin-G. Ashley

4983
18 March 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea Messiah

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: 4th concerto of Avison-; O gentle maid-Mrs Hindmarsh; Around let acclamations ring-Chorus; Reviving Judah-Burdon; Bless the true church-Chorus (Athalia); Softly rise-Kelly (Solomon, by Boyce); Mad Bess-Miss Parke (Purcell); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus (Coronation? Anthems).

4984
24 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca Queen Of The Britons

Afterpiece Title: He Woud be a Soldier

Entertainment: Monologues and Singing. III: [in the Temple of the Druids Britons Strike Home- [by Purcell for this Play; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Bowden, Linton, Street, Williamson, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bayzand; End: [Recitation and Music, selected from the Performances at Free-Masons Hall. Sally in our Alley-Incledon; [Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast [monologue]-Holman; My mother had a maid called Barbara (words from Shakespeare [Othello, IV, iii], composed by Shield)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Clendining; The Equivalent (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; [Collins's Ode on the Passions [monologue]-Pope; The Waiter (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon

Performance Comment: III: [in the Temple of the Druids Britons Strike Home- [by Purcell for this Play; Vocal Parts-Incledon, Bowden, Linton, Street, Williamson, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, Little, Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Bayzand; End: [Recitation and Music, selected from the Performances at Free-Masons Hall. Sally in our Alley-Incledon; [Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast [monologue]-Holman; My mother had a maid called Barbara (words from Shakespeare [Othello, IV, iii], composed by Shield)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Clendining; The Equivalent (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; [Collins's Ode on the Passions [monologue]-Pope; The Waiter (composed by Reeve)-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon.

4985
27 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Festival of Anacreon i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. Consisting of Songs, Catches and Glees, in which Anacreontic Song, Blow Boreas Blow (Purcell)-Sedgwick; Sally in our Alley-Dignum; Fair Rosale-Master Welsh.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Afterpiece Title: Comus

4986
26 February 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Introduction and Chorus-; Ye sons of Israel-byChorus (Joshua); Tears such as tender-Bartleman [Deborah]; O let eternal honors-Miss Parke; From mighty Kings-Miss Parke (Judas Maccabaeus); Softly rise-Nield; accompanied on the bassoon-Parkinson; Ye southern breezes-Chorus (Solomon, by Boyce); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (composed by Purcell); The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Music: As17960219

4987
16 March 1796 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Sound an alarm-Kelly (Judas Maccabaeus); How willing-Bartleman (Samson); See the conqu'ring hero-Chorus; March (Judas Maccabaeus)-; What tho' I trace-Miss Parke [Solomon]; O God who in thy heavenly hand-Chorus [Joseph]; Happy Iphis-Master Elliot [Jephtha]; Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus [Coronation Anthems].Coronation Anthems].

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End Part I: concerto on the Piano Forte-Miss M'Arthur; End Part II: concerto on the harp-Mme Delaval

4988
22 February 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. With Additions from Dryden; the Musick by Purcell and Dr Arne, and the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Mr Linley Jun. [Afterpiece in place of A Friend in Need, advertised on playbill of 21 Feb.] The Publick is respectfully informed that on Account of the sudden Indisposition of Sga Bossi DelCaro, The Scotch Ghost [advertised on playbill of 21 Feb.] cannot be performed this Evening (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Receipts: #212 2s. 6d. (145.1.0; 61.0.0; 6.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Cooke, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss D'Evelyn

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss D'Evelyn

4989
24 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0 Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso 0 Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Performance Comment: Part III. [Select Parts of the Water Music, Rule Britannia-; Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Poole (Samson); Thou shalt bring them in- [Israel in Egypt]; Hear us O God-Chorus (Coronation Anthems); O come let us worship-Braham (Chandos Anthems); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Gloria Patri-Chorus (Jubilate).

Music: End I: Handel's 4th concerto on the organ-J. Ashley; End II: concerto on Piano Forte-Dussek

4990
31 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0 Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso 0 Messiah 0

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 1

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 2

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 3

Performance Comment: Part III. [Select Parts of the Water Music-; Wave from wave-Bartleman [Israel in Egypt]; Tyrants would-Miss Poole; Tyrants ye in vain conspire-Chorus [Athalia]; O Liberty-Braham; [accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley; Come ever smiling Liberty-Master Elliot; Disdainful of danger- [Judas Maccabaeus]; Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Rule Britannia-Chorus.

Music: As17970315

4991
31 May 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Macready. 1st piece: In Act IV a Martial Procession with the Body of Marcus. 2nd piece [1st time: M. INT 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 1173; not published]: With appropriate Scenery and Dresses. The Music selected from Boyce, Purcell, Reeve and Shield. Morning Herald, 31 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 7, Duke's-court, near Dean's-yard, Westminster; of Macready, No. 22, Charles-street, Tottenham-court-road. Receipts: #314 3s. (112.9.0; 4.14.6; tickets: 196.19.6, of which Hull sold 70.12.6, and Macready 126.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Cambro Britons or Fishguard in an Uproar

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Song: In 2nd piece: Together let us range the fields-Incledon, Mrs Mountain; Gallant Soldiers born to Arms, Old England will be England still-Incledon; To arms! Britons strike Home!-Incledon, Bowden

4992
09 December 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions from Dryden; the Musick by Purcell and Dr Arne, and the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Mr Linley Jun. Receipts: #142 7s. 6d. (79.17.6; 60.10.0; 2.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Danby, Brown, Fisher, Evans, Phillimore, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Wentworth, Ms Butler, Ms Jackson, Ms Benson, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Gaudry

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss Dufour

4993
28 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro ed Il Pensieroso 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro Il Pensieroso 3

Performance Comment: [i.e. oratorio in 2 parts]. Fourth Oboe Concerto-; Oh had I Jubal's Lyre-Miss Poole (Joshua); The Thanksgiving Anthem-I will give thanks unto thee (London Chronicle, 20 Dec. 1797)][, performed by Command of His Majesty, at St. Paul's, on the 19th of December [1797], in Honour of the Victory obtained by Lord Duncan [at Camperdown, 11 Oct. 1797] over the Dutch Fleet; Bravura Agitata-Mme Mara; Genius of England-; Come if you dare-; To arms-; Britons strike home-; Chorus-(Purcell).

4994
09 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March-; In sweetest harmony-Mme Mara; O fatal day-Chorus (Saul); Ye men of Gaza-Miss Poole (Samson); Softly rise-Incledon; accompanied on the bassoon-Parkinson (Boyce's Solomon); Mad Bess, Let them come if they dare, Genius of England from thy pleasant bower of bliss arise-Mme Mara, Chorus (Purcell); To arms Britons strike home-Incledon, Reinhold, Full Chorus.

Music: End I: concerto on violin-Master Pinto; End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Dussek

4995
14 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Introduction-; Ye sons of Israel-Chorus; Relieve thy Champion, Return O God of Hosts-Miss Dufour (Samson); Air-Reinhold; Let the bright seraphim-Mme Mara (Samson); Let them come if they dare-Incledon, Chorus (Purcell); What's sweeter than the new blown rose-Miss Poole, Master Elliot (Joseph); For the horse of Pharaoh-Incledon; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; And Miriam the Prophetess, Sing ye to the Lord-Incledon; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Music: End I: concerto on the violoncello-C. Ashley; End II: concerto= on the Piano Forte-Dussek

4996
30 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Most Favourite Works Of Handel Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and March- (Scipio); Tyrants would-Mme Mara; Tyrants ye in vain-Chorus (Athalia); He layeth the beams-Reinhold (Ezio); Grateful hearts-Miss Dufour (Nabal); Fall'n is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Great Jehovah's awful word-Miss Poole (Israel in Egypt); Gentle Airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); Bravura Agitata-Mme Mara; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; For the Horse of Pharaoh, And Miriam-Incledon; Sing ye to the Lord-Mme Mara; The Horse and his Rider-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley

4997
20 February 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Selection 0 Of Music From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; With plaintive notes-Mrs Atkins (Samson); I feel the Deity-Bartleman; Arm arm ye brave, Ee come-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Gentle airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Rule Britannia, God save the King-Chorus.

Music: As17990213

4998
04 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sedgwick. Mainpiece: With additions from Dryden. The Musick by Purcell and Arne, and the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Sedgwick, No. 18, Clement's-inn. Receipts: #390 8s. 6d. (97.13.6; 56.4.6; odd and after-money: 2.13;0; tickets: 233.17.6) (charge: #217 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Dignum, Danby, Brown, Mrs Bland, Miss Menage, Master Heather, Miss Jackson; End II: Jerry Sneak in his Glory-Roberts; End IV: The Town Crier-Suett; End: As burns the charger (from Robin Hood)-Sedgwick; End I afterpiece: At the peaceful Midnight Hour (from The Castle of Andalusia)-Sedgwick

Opera: V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield; Amphitrite-Miss Wentworth

4999
14 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With additions from Dryden. The Musick by Purcell and Dr Arne, and the new Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun. Receipts: #186 7s. (136.9.6; 48.17.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Dignum, Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Coates, Ms Jackson, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Chippendale, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs; In V: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Caulfield, Amphitrite- Miss Leak

5000
14 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast 0 The Messiah Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexanders Feast 3

Performance Comment: Part III. A Grand Miscellaneous Act. The Water Music-; O beauteous Queen-Dignum; My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Welcome welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); Pleasure my former ways-Incledon (Time and Truth); God preserve the Emperor-Chorus (Haydn); Mad Bess-Mrs Second (Purcell); Fixed in his everlasting seat-Grand Chorus (Samson).

Music: End II: a concertante for violin oboe tenor and violoncello-G. Ashley, W. Parke, R. Ashley, C. Ashley