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556 results for: Keyword - Mme Bossi
We found 385 matches on Performance Comments, 256 matches on Performance Title, 105 matches on Event Comments, 9 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

51
25 May 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vallouis and Mme Vallouis, with two new Dances composed by Mr Vallouis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Marchesa Giardiniera

Dance: I: Chaconne-Mlle Baccelli; (by Particular Desire) a Minuet-M and Mme Vallouis; II: Ballet Pastorale et Pantomime-M and Mme Vallouis

Ballet: End Opera: Grand Ballet Tragique called Oreste et Electre. Oreste-Vallouis; Electre-Mme Vallouis; Clytemnestre-Mlle Baccelli

Performance Comment: Oreste-Vallouis; Electre-Mme Vallouis; Clytemnestre-Mlle Baccelli.
Cast
Role: Electre Actor: Mme Vallouis

52
13 March 1783 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Trionfo Della Costanza

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Divertissement, composed by Lepicq, li Riposo del Campo; or, The Recreations of the Camp, in which a Pas de Deux, La Recrue par Force; or, The Kidnappers, by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, and the other characters by Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; End of Opera a new Ballet (1st time), founded on the Fairy Tale by Voltaire, La Begueule; or, She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not, in which a Minuet by Lepicq and Mme Rossi, and the other characters by Slingsby, Henry, Degville Jun., Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet

Performance Comment: , Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet .

53
20 December 1794 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera (1st time [in London; 1st performed at Venice, 1790]); the music by Anfossi, with 2 additional songs in the 2nd act by Mme Banti, the 1st composed by Piccinni, the last by Naumann. With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia In Palmira

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Rovedino, Braghetti, Brida (1st appearance in this country), Neri (1st appearance in this country), Mme Banti, Sga Colombati. Cast from Larpent MS 1049: Oraspe-Rovedino; Licinio-Braghetti; Aureliano-Brida; Arcase-Neri; Zenobia-Mme Banti; Publia-Sga Colombati.
Cast
Role: Zenobia Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End I: Divertisement-[See17941206]; End II: a new Petit Ballet by Onorati L'Espiegle Soubrette[; ou, Le Tableau Mouvant-Gentili, Lahante, Aumer, Mlle Rosine, Mme DelCaro, Mme Hilligsberg

54
25 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Parisot. Tickets to be had of Mlle Parisot, No. 9, Haymarket. Nina [advertised in True Briton, 24 May] is postponed on account of Mme Banti's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous, as17970511; End Opera: an entire new ballet in 2 acts, composed by Barre, Le Triomphe de Cupido,; ou, Les Nymphes Vaincues par l'Amour-Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot

55
04 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires, as17971021; End: Cupid and Psyche (composed by Noverre)-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon, The Graces by Mlle St.Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips

Performance Comment: Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips.

56
08 December 1798 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Benelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Mme Banti. Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [1798]: Medonte-Benelli; Evandro-Rovedino; Arsace-Viganoni; Talete-DeGiovanni; Selene-Mme Banti; Zelinda-Sga Pastorelli.
Cast
Role: Selene Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed]

Performance Comment: Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed].Performers not listed].

57
19 June 1800 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Didelot and Mme Rose Didelot. Tickets to be had of Didelot, No. 13, Panton-street, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Afterpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Dance: End: Laura et Lenza, as18000513; Minuet de la Cour-Mons and Mme Didelot; End 2nd piece: Telemaque-Mme Rose Didelot will take original part

58
01 May 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Simonet. Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Simonet, at Leary's, near the White Bear, Piccadilly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Fraschetana

Dance: End I: Les Amans Heureux, as17770104; End II: Divertisement-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet; End Opera: New Ballet (composed by Simonet)-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli, Mlle DeCamp, Sg and Sga Zuchelli; in which, particularly a grand Chaconne in two Parts, habille en homme-Mme Simonet

Cast
Role: a Grand Serious Ballet Actor: Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet
Role: L'Aimable Vieillesse Actor: Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Role: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres Actor: Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

59
08 May 1777 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mons and Mme Vallouy. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Vallouy at his house, No. 2, Berkley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Geloso In Cimento

Dance: End I: new Comic Dance, Le Culte d'Amour(composed by Vallouy)-Vallouy, Mlle DeCamp, Vallouy@le@cadet; End II: Serious Ballet-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli; , in which the Minuet de la Cour-Mons and Mme Vallouy; End Opera: Les Amans Heureux, as17770104

Cast
Role: a Grand Serious Ballet Actor: Mons Simonet, Mme Simonet
Role: L'Aimable Vieillesse Actor: Mons Vallouy, Mme Vallouy, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Vallouy@le@cadet
Role: a new Ballet Demi Actor: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres-Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.
Role: caracteres Les Amusemens Champetres Actor: Mons and Mme Simonet, Sg and Sga Zuchelli.

60
20 April 1780 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Simonet. Tickets to be had of Mme Simonet, No. 5, Dover-street, Piccadilly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Schiava

Dance: End I: New Minuet-Simonet (1st appearance this season), Mme Simonet; a Cossaque, as now danced at the Court of Versailles (the music by Gluck)-; End II: The Serenade Interrupted (composed by Simonet)-; in which a Pas de Deux-Simonet, Mlle Baccelli (the music by Noferi); End Opera: The Female Warriors- (composed by Simonet), which the Author hopes will meet with the satisfaction of the Nobility and Gentry, and the Ladies in particular, as this is intended to shew that the Fair Sex may with success improve in that kind of Exercise that seems confined only to the Men. The Ballets will be executed entirely by principal Dancers

61
10 January 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Buona Figliuola

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811128; End of Act II Divertisement Dance, as17811117; End of Act in a new Serious Dance, composed by Noverre, Le Triompbe de l'Amour Conjugal, by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Mlle Baccelli. [Cast from libretto of Giunio Bruto (E. Cox, 1781), where it is entitled Alceste: Admetus-Gardel; Alceste-Mme Simonet; Apollo-Nivelon; Hebe-Mlle Theodore; Iris-Mlle Baccelli.]

Performance Comment: [Cast from libretto of Giunio Bruto (E. Cox, 1781), where it is entitled Alceste: Admetus-Gardel; Alceste-Mme Simonet; Apollo-Nivelon; Hebe-Mlle Theodore; Iris-Mlle Baccelli.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Alceste Actor: Mme Simonet

62
30 April 1782 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Simonet. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Simonet, No. 5, Dover-street, Piccadilly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: End of Act I Adela of Pontbieu, as17820411, before which, the daughter of Mme Simonet, only 7 years old, will (for her 1st appearance this season) dance the Minuet de la Ville with her Father, and a Gavot Seule to the favourite tune of the Pas Seul danced by Mlle Theodore in Rinaldo and Armida; End of Opera Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223

63
17 March 1785 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rossi. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Rossi, No. 33, Pall-mall. 2nd ballet: With Grand Chorusses; the original Music by Matthew Locke is entirely preserved; the rest partly new [by Barthelemon], partly compiled from the most favourite Scotch Airs. "We cannot think last night's effort among the most successful . . . Lepicq and Rossi were the Macbeth and Lady--and considering the narrow boundaries of their art, which is tongue-tied, they discoursed 'with most miraculous organs.' Still, however, the whole of the material questions of the scene were agitated with all the disadvantages of contrast with comparative inefficience" (Public Advertiser, 18 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Curioso Indiscreto

Dance: End of Act I Divertissement, as17850224, with The Cossack; End of Opera a new Heroic Ballet (1st time; composed by Lepicq) founded on Shakespeare's Historical Play of Macbeth by Lepicq, Angiolini, Nivelon, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Frederic, Sga Angiolini, Mlle Dorival. The Vocal Parts by Tasca, Franchi, Bartolini; Sga Dorta, &c. The Ballet to conclude with The Caledonian Reel

64
06 April 1786 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 24, Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square. Opera: With the last Scene new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Cast
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: End of Act I New Divertissement, as17860311End of Opera L'Amour Jardinier, as17860401, but added: Miss Hervey, and L'Amour-Miss De Camp

Song: In the beginning of the 2nd act a Bravura Song by Mme Mara

65
14 April 1791 @ Pantheon, Oxford Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. A new Grand Serious Opera, composed by Sarti. Under the direction of Mazzinghi. With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Mara, No. 25, Queen Ann-street, East

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Idalide

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Pacchierotti, Lazzarini, Benigni, Garelli, Mme Mara, Sga Salimbeni. Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1791): Enrico-Pacchierotti; Palmoro-Lazzarini; Ataliba-Benigni; Imaro-Garelli; Idalide-Mme Mara; Aliciloe-Sga Salimbeni.
Cast
Role: Idalide Actor: Mme Mara

Dance: End I: Amphion et Thalie, as17910409nd Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso [See17910322

Song: additional Songs-Mme Mara; accompanied by the Pedal Harp-

66
23 May 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Public Advertiser 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 25, Queen Anne-street, East. Receipts: #216 4s. 6d. (114.17.6; 28.11.0; 2.18.0; tickets: 69.18.0) (charge: #163 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Song: the favourite Harp Song-Mme Mara [Ah che nel petto io sento]; accompanied-Meyer Jun

67
06 April 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rose. Tickets to be had of Mme Rose, No. 8, Hay-Market. 2nd ballet: 1st time; composed by Didelot in the Erotic Style. The Music entirely new, by Mazzinghi. With new Dresses [by Sestini], Scenery [by Greenwood], and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: L'Heureux Retour, as17970401; Minuet de la Cour-Mme Rose, Didelot

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. Cast from synopsis (A. Dulau, 1797): Adonis-Miss Menage; L'Amour-Master Menage; Zephyre-Gentili; Vulcain-Fialon; Phaon-Didelot; Alcee-Simpson; Nemesis-Simpson [i.e. doubled]; Le Feu-Gentili [i.e. doubled]; L'Hypocrisie-Fialon [i.e. doubled]; Sapho-Mme Rose; Damophile-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mlle Parisot

Performance Comment: Cast from synopsis (A. Dulau, 1797): Adonis-Miss Menage; L'Amour-Master Menage; Zephyre-Gentili; Vulcain-Fialon; Phaon-Didelot; Alcee-Simpson; Nemesis-Simpson [i.e. doubled]; Le Feu-Gentili [i.e. doubled]; L'Hypocrisie-Fialon [i.e. doubled]; Sapho-Mme Rose; Damophile-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mlle Parisot.
Cast
Role: Sapho Actor: Mme Rose
Role: Damophile Actor: Mme Hilligsberg

68
11 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Hilligsberg. Tickets to be had of Mme Hilligsberg, No. 36, Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous (1st time; composed by Gallet)-Mme Hilligsberg [will perform in Man's Cloaths]

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

Cast
Role: Sapho Actor: Mme Rose
Role: Damophile Actor: Mme Hilligsberg

69
20 February 1795 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio; the music entirely by Guglielmi, composed purposely for Mme Banti at the Royal Theatre of St.@Charles at Naples [in l788]; with Grand Chorusses under the direction of Dr Arnold, who will himself preside at the organ. At the harpsichord, Federici. Leader of the Band, Cramer. The Orchestra, vocal and instrumental, will consist of nearly two hundred performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Debora And Sisara

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Mme Banti, Miss Leak, Rovedino, Brida, Harrison.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Mme Banti, Miss Leak, Rovedino, Brida, Harrison.

Music: End Part I: a Grand Overture by Haydn-; conducted-Haydn

Song: At commencement Part II: Angels ever bright and fair-Mme Banti

70
09 January 1796 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Ballet: The Machinery in the Storm Scene entirely new. "Hilligsberg's graceful figure, and the naivety of her attitudes gives this little ballet irresistible interest. The young DelCaro does her [Mme Hilligsberg's] sister's part [as Virginie]" (Morning Chronicle, 13 Jan.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Roselli, Rovedino, Mme Banti.
Role: Semiramide Actor: Mme Banti

Dance: End Opera: Paul et Virginie-Mme Hilligsberg (will as usual performed in men's clothes [i.e. as Paul])

71
22 March 1800 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Ines de Castro [advertised in Morning Herald, 21 Mar.] is unavoidably deferred on account of Mme Banti's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: Le Mariage Mexicain, as18000225; End Opera: Hyppomene et Atalante, as18000304but _D'Egville, Mme Rose _Didelot

72
26 March 1799 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: 2nd ballet: With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations, the Scenes designed by Marinari, and executed by himself and others under his direction; the Dresses by Sestini; the Stage Decorations by Johnston of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. "Telemaque is the same as that produced by Dauberval at Bordeaux, as to the management of the story the story on the stage; but the Dances are the composition of Degville. The music is [compiled by D'Egville and Bossi] from Haydn, Pleyel, Sacchini, Gluck, Schulz, Moreau" (Morning Chronicle, 27 Mar.). [Synopsis of action in London Chronicle, 27 Mar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: End I: A New Divertissement-

Ballet: End Opera: Telemaque (As composed by D'Auberval; under the direction of J. D'Egville; 1st time in London). Telemaque-Didelot; Mentor-D'Egville; Cupid-Master Menage; Calypso-Mme Rose Didelot; Eucharis-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mme Laborie; Elise-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie-Mme D'Egville

Performance Comment: D'Egville=; 1st time in London). Telemaque-Didelot; Mentor-D'Egville; Cupid-Master Menage; Calypso-Mme Rose Didelot; Eucharis-Mme Hilligsberg; Venus-Mme Laborie; Elise-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie-Mme D'Egville.
Cast
Role: Calypso Actor: Mme Rose Didelot
Role: Eucharis Actor: Mme Hilligsberg
Role: Venus Actor: Mme Laborie
Role: Zelie Actor: Mme D'Egville.

73
01 July 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Bossi DelCaro. Ballet: Composed by Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Music by Bossi. Morning Chronicle, 24 June; Tickets to be had of Sga Bossi DelCaro, No. 1, Suffolk-street, Haymarket. Mr Ridgeway [see 29 June]...begs leave to inform the public that [Pizarro] will be published this day at twelve o'Clock. Morning Chronicle, 1 July: This Day is published Pizarro (on fine wove paper, hot-pressed, 5s., and on common paper, 2s. 6d.). Receipts: #148 0s. 6d. (56.11.6; 37.5.6; 0.15.0; odd money: 0.7.6; tickets: 53.1.0) (charge: #212 2s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Music: End: a new Grand Concerto on the violin (his composition)-Spagnoletti (1st appearance in public since his arrival from Italy)

Ballet: End II: a new Comic Ballet, The Happy Stratagem; or, The Deluded Mother. Jack-Bartolomici (1st public appearance); Fanny , Younger Sister-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Margaret , Elder Sister-Mlle Parisot; Susanna , their Mother-Mrs Brooker

Performance Comment: Jack-Bartolomici (1st public appearance); Fanny , Younger Sister-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Margaret , Elder Sister-Mlle Parisot; Susanna , their Mother-Mrs Brooker.
Cast
Role: Younger Sister Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro

74
13 May 1784 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Theodore. Tickets made out and delivered for the 1st of April will be admitted, and may be had of Mme Theodore, No. 5, Great Pultney-street, Golden-square. Public Advertiser, 15 May: The Ballet was founded on the French piece of Le Deserteur, of which there was retained a good deal of the

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Rivali Delusi

Music: The Dancers, incomparably the best Groupe in Europe, exerted themselves very successfully; D'Auberval's Drunkenness was well managed; Rossi's Fainting Fit, her Agitation preceding it, and her Revival from it; Lepicq's hovering over Rossi, when in the Swoon, and in his Separation from her, were all told very expressively indeed. Lepicq is the most graceful dancer in Europe, and excells every Competitor in the Narrative and Pathos of Gesticulation

Dance: End of Act I Le Reveil du Bonheur, as17840203, but D'Auberval in place of Slingsby; End of Opera an entirely new grand Ballet, or Tragi-Comic Dancing Pantomime, composed by D'Auberval, Le Deserteur; ou, La Clemence Royale (taken from the well-known comic opera, The Deserter). The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Lepicq; Skirmish-D'Auberval, who in that character will execute a Pas in a stile entirely new, and never before attempted in England; Louisa-Mme Rossi; other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque . other Principal Parts by Vestris [Jun.], Henry, Zuchelli, Mme Theodore, who will also dance the favourite Pas de Basque .
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mme Rossi

75
29 March 1787 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 39, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Didone Abbandonata

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Rubinelli, Calvesi, Balelli, Cremonini, Sga Schinotti, Mme Mara. Larpent MS 721 lists the parts: Enea, Iarba, Osmida, Araspe, Selene, Didone-Mme Mara.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Rubinelli, Calvesi, Balelli, Cremonini, Sga Schinotti, Mme Mara. Larpent MS 721 lists the parts: Enea, Iarba, Osmida, Araspe, Selene, Didone-Mme Mara.
Role: Didone Actor: Mme Mara.

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17870116; End Opera: La Fete Provencale, as17870308