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Event Comment: At the Crown Tavern, Great Room. To begin at 6:30 p.m. Prices 5s. Wrote by Gay set by Handel. [Notice signed by J. Reynolds.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Event Comment: [E+Esther] With New Additions. Pit and Boxes to be put together .No persons 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. Second Gallery 3s. 6d. Galleries to be open'd at Half an Hour after Four o'clock. Pit and Boxes at Five. To begin at Half an Hour after Six o'Clock. This day publish'd Esther. An Oratorio, composed by Handel, as is to be performed this day at Covent Garden. Printed for J. Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Part I. Overture by Giardini-; Nocchiero s'abbandona (Galuppi)-Sga Grandis; Quel Ciglio che mesto (Cocchi)-Pazzagli; Concerto on Violincello-Gordon; Ogn' Amante (Scarlatti)-Ricciarelli; Numi se giusti siete (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Concerto on German Flute-Tacet; Part II. Concerto on Bassoon-Miller; Al caro nume appresso (Galuppi)-Sga Mareschi; Disciolta da pene (Graun)-Sga Passerini; Concerto on violin-Giardini; Se Amor provaste mei (Jomelli)-Sga Grandis; La Destra ti chiedo (duetto nel Demofoonte)-Sga Mingotti, Ricciarelli; Part III. Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Lascia giacer sul prato (Scarlatti)-Pazzagli; Innocente e quell'affetto (Graun)-Sga Passerini; Verdi prati (Handel)-Ricciarelli; S'espone a perdersi (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Concerto composed by Martini of Milan-; Coronation Anthem, God Save the King-.

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Mainpiece Title: Belshazzar

Performance Comment: Larpent MS lists parts: Belshazzar, Daniel, Cyrus, Gobryas (An Assyrian Noble revolted to Cyrus), Nitocris (Mother to Belshazzar), Arioch (a Babylonian Lord), Chorus of Babylonians , Jews , Medes , and Persians . [Deutsch, Handel, p. 794, lists: Belshazzar-Beard; Nitocris-Signora Frasi; Cyrus-Miss Young [Mrs Scott]; Daniel-Miss Frederick; Gobrias-Champness.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha

Performance Comment: Jeptha-Beard; Iphis-Signora Frasi; Hamor-Miss Young [Mrs Scott]; Storage-Miss Frederick; Zebul-Champness (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 619).
Event Comment: At The Chapel of the Foundling Hospital. [Deutsch, Handel, pp. 799-801, notes the performance and lists the "Orchestra Bill," for this performance: twelve violins-Brown, Collet, Freeks, Frowd, Claudio, Wood, Wood Jr, Denner, Abbington, Grosman, Jackson, Nicholson, the first three at 15s. and the rest at 10s. each; three "tenners" [violas]-Rash, Warner, Stockton at 8s. each: four hautbois-Eyferd, Teede, Vincent, Weichsel, the first three at 10s. 6d. and the fourth at 8s.; four bassoons-Miller, Baumgarden, Goodman, Owen, the first two at 10s. 6d. and the rest at 8s. each; three violoncellos-Gillier, Haron, Hebden at 10s. 6d. each; two double basses-Dietrich at 15s. and Sworms at 10s.; horns and drums by Adcock and Willis at 10s. 6d. each; trumpets and kettle drums-Trowa, Miller, and Fr Smith at 10s. 6d. for a total of #17 15s. He also lists the bill for the singers: Sga Frasi, #6 6s.; Miss Frederick, #4 4s.; Miss Young, #3 3s.; Beard with services gratis; Champness, #1, 11s. 6d.; Waas, Bailden, and Barrow at #1 1s. each; six boys, totalling #4 14s. 6d.; a second Champness, Ladd, Cox, Munck, Reinhold, Walz, Courtney, and Kurz, at 10s. 6d. each, for a total of #27 16s. 6d. Servants and music porters added #4 14s. 6d. What with #5 5s. 6d. for Smith brought the total bill to #55 11s. 6d. The Constable in addition cost #3 3s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Event Comment: Benefit Signora Frasi. At the Great Room, Dean St. A Musical Entertainment by Handel. To begin at half after six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

Music: A Concerto on the Organ-Stanley

Event Comment: Benefit for Beard. Tickets 5s., Tea and Coffee included. [Poems] of Milton, set to Music by Handel. To begin exactly at seven

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro And Il Penseroso

Music: CConcerto on Organ-Stanly

Event Comment: At the Great Music Room, Dean St., Soho. Set to Music by Handel. 6:30 p.m. Pit 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: Instrumental: First violin-Passerini

Event Comment: Poems of Milton, with music by Handel. Benefit for Beard. Admittance 5s. To begin at half after Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso

Music: A New Medley Overture-Bates; a new Musical Medley by way of Epilogue-

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).

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-.
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

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

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

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Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17631005

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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

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

Event Comment: An oratorio compiled from the works of Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Israel In Babylon

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

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joseph And His Brethren

Music: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

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).
Event Comment: Ode set by Handel

Performances

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

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

Event Comment: A Sacred Oratorio composed by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

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

Event Comment: By Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

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