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6051 results for: Keyword - Mr. Handel
We found 4410 matches on Event Comments, 1294 matches on Performance Comments, 695 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 6 matches on Roles/Actors.

1326
26 February 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Both pieces under the Direction of Dr Arne. Mainpiece: Written by Dryden. Set to Music by Handel. Afterpiece: A Serenata of one Act set to Music by Dr Arne. N.B. Though the nightly expenses attending these performances during the Lent, will be at least equal to any on the like occasion, the Prices will be only Boxes 7s. Pit 5s. First Gallery 3s. and the Upper Gallery 2s. To begin as usual. Subscriptions will continue through the Lent to be taken at Three Guineas, for which the Subscribers shall receive Twelve Box tickets to be used at pleasure, till all are come in, which tickets may be had at Dr Arne's in the Piazza, next the Church, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Afterpiece Title: Beauty and Virtue

Music: I: Concerto on Violincello-Siprutini; II: Concerto on German Flute-Florio

1327
11 May 1762 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grand Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Overture by Cocchi-; Song Che Legge Spietata-Zonca; Disperata in Van m'affano-Sartori; Concerto on Violin-Pinto; Padre conquesto Amplesso-Elizi; Nel pensare al gran cimento-Sga Mattei; Part II:Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Song Mi dona mi Vende-Sga Eberardi; Sperai Vicino al lido-Sga Curioni; Concerto on Violincello-Gordon; Song La Speme Amabile-Sga Mattei; La Bella mia Tiranna-Elizi; Part. III:Concerto on Oboe-Simpson; Song-Sga Sartori; Odo il suo no de quendiaccenti-Zonca; a New Duet Tuo voi che viva O Cara (Hasse) never performed in England-Sga Mattei, Elizi; Coronation Anthem-(Handel).

1328
18 May 1762 @ The Chapel at the Foundling's Hospital, or at the Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sacred Music

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Beard, Tenducci, Quilici, Miss Brent, Miss Young; Concerto on the Organ-Battishill; Concerto on the violin-Giardini; To conclude with Handel's Coronation Anthem-.

1329
18 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties, an Occasional Oratorio "selected from the most celebrated compositions of the late George Frederick Handel." Pit and Boxes to be put together. No person to be admitted without Tickets which will be deliver'd this day at the Office in the Theatre at half a guinea each. First Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be opened at half past Four. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at half after Six. This day Publish'd Price 1s. An Occasional Oratorio, as it is to be performed at Covent Garden...J. and R. Tonson. [The most provocative commentary on Oratorios may be found in [Robert Maddison's] An Examination of the Oratorios performed This Season at Covent Garden, (London, 1763) 63 pages, wherein he seeks to define the genre, then judge the performances in terms of his definition.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Occasional Oratorio

Music: CConcertos on Organ-Stanley; on Violin-Hay

1330
04 March 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [See Theatrical Review; or, Annals of the Drama, 1 April, pp. 146-49.] Oratorio is a "Sacred Ode by Dr Brown. Adapted (by the Author of the Ode) to select Airs, Duets and Chorusses from Handel, Marcello, Purcell and other eminent composers" (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cure Of Saul

Music: As17630218

1331
22 October 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Howard, Baildon, Festing, Geminiani, Galluppi, Giardini, Paradies, Agus, Abos &c. The Overture composed by Abel. Books of the Opera to be sold at the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Beard, Shuter, Mattocks, Dyer, Bennet, Dunstall, Miss Brent, Miss Hallam, Mrs Walker, Miss Davies, Barrington, Holtom, Mrs Stephens, Miss Miller

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

1332
01 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon

Performance Comment: Parts were for four characters and a Chorus, Music selected from the Works of Handel: Darius-; Zorobabel-; Salathiel-; Pharez-; Chorus of Israelites- (BM 1344 m. 40).

Music: As17650222

1333
08 April 1767 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. This day Publish'd an Oratorio: The Messiah, the Music composed by Handel. Neville MS Diary: The house very full, being the last this season. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: As17670306

1334
02 March 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: An oratorio compiled from the works of Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon

1335
22 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Theatrical Register, 1769: This is a very masterly performance, in general more pleasing (though less grand) than many of Handel's Oratorios, the subject of the drama not requiring that Solemnity of stile which some others demand. Charges: #35 (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: Concerto on Hautboy-Fischer

1336
30 August 1771 @ Grotto Gardens, St. George's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Entertainment: I: An Overture-; A favourite Song from Pharnaces, Swift Wing'd Vengeance Nerve my Arm-A. Smith (set by Bates); A Favourite Scots air (words and Music by A. Smith)-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; A Celebrated song from Anacreon (set by Starling Goodwin)-A. Smith; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; A New Song-Barnshaw; An Overture from Otho- (Handel); Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman from Italy; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green, pupil of Jones; A Celebrated song British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart; After the Gamester: Russel's Triumph-A. Smith; in the character of a mid-shipman with a Hornpipe-Rawlins (from the opera house in the Haymarket) in the character of a Sailor

Performance Comment: Smith (set by Bates); A Favourite Scots air (words and Music by A. Smith)-Miss Dowson; An Overture-Abel; A Celebrated song from Anacreon (set by Starling Goodwin)-A. Smith; II: Soldier Tir'd-Miss Dowson; A New Song-Barnshaw; An Overture from Otho- (Handel); Sweet Echo-a young Gentleman from Italy; Trumpet Concerto-Mas. Green, pupil of Jones; A Celebrated song British Wives-A. Smith; Concerto on Violin-Smart; After the Gamester: Russel's Triumph-A. Smith; in the character of a mid-shipman with a Hornpipe-Rawlins (from the opera house in the Haymarket) in the character of a Sailor.

1337
27 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Oratorio music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph And His Brethren

Music: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

1338
10 April 1772 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concerto Spirituale

Performance Comment: Part I. Addison's Hymn-(music by Handel); with a solo on the Violincello-Duport; Part II. Milton#s Morning Hymn, with a Duetto on the Hautboy and French Horn-Fisher, Ponta; Part III. Dixit Dominus, with concerto on Violin-Sga Sirmen; Her last time of performing in England. Part IV. Anthem-Negri (Theatrical Review, p. 223).

1339
05 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Ode set by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea With Dryden's Ode; Judas Maccabaeus

Cast
Role: Eupolemus Actor: The vocal parts-Miss Linley, Mrs Weichsel, Miss Mary Linley, Mr Norris, Mr Parry
Role: The vocal parts Actor: Miss Linley, Mrs Weichsel, Miss Mary Linley, Mr Norris, Mr Parry

Music: I: Concerto on Violin (composed by Nardini)-ThomasLinley

1340
26 March 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio composed by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Mrs Smith, Miss Harper, Sga Galli

Music: Solo on Violincello-Crosdell; Concerto on Clarinet-Mahoon

1341
18 February 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: End Part I: Concerto on the Organ-Burney; After Part II: Concerto on the Violin-Barthelemon

1342
23 February 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Music: End Part I: Solo on Violincello-Cirri; After Part II: Concerto on Violin-Barthelemon

1343
25 February 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: A sacred Oratorio never performed in public. Composed by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Vernon, Champnes, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: After Part I: A New Italian Song- (Barthelemon) Mrs Barthelemon; accompanied by the Violin Obligato-

Music: After Part II: By Particular Desire, a Concerto on the Violin-Barthelemon; in which will be introduced a favourite Scotch Air, Lochaber-

1344
08 March 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Composed by Handel. By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Music: I: New Concerto-Tacet, Fisher, Cramer, Crosdell (Composed by Bach); II: New Concerto on the Organ by Bach-

1345
15 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In the Ode will be introduced two songs from Handel's Oratorios

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; With Dryden's Ode

Music: End Part I: Concerto on Organ-Stanley; Part II: Violin concerto-Barthelemon

1346
24 March 1775 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: By Handel. By Command of their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Cast
Role: a Duetto Actor: Mrs Weichsel, Sga Corri.

Music: I: Bach Concerto-Tacet, Cramer, Cervetto, Fisher; II: Concerto for Two Violins and a Violin@cello by Bach-

1347
28 February 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: A sacred Oratorio selected from the works of $George Frederick Handel, Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence; Judas Maccabaeus

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal parts Actor: Vernon, Champness, Leoni, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel.

Music: End Part First: A New Concerto on 3 Chromatic French Horns-(being their first performance); After Part Second: a Concerto on the Violin-Lamotte

1348
15 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Additional Music and Grand Chorusses from Handel; with New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #190 15s. 6d. (145.1.0; 45.12.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Principal Bacchants Actor: Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

1349
27 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthems

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper.

Song: Between acts oratorio: Verdi Rale [i.e. Prati] (a favourite song of Handel's)-Mrs Farrell

Performance Comment: e. Prati] (a favourite song of Handel's)-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Farrell.

Music: As17780306

1350
08 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: An Oratorio composed by [i.e. consisting of selections from] Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Omnipotence; Acis And Galatea

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Parts Actor: Vernon, Meredith, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel

Music: End Part I: concerto on the violin, as17780306End Part II: concerto on the piano forte, as17780306